Has anyone checked any of the apps in question to see if perhaps they have expired signatures? I have HDHomeRun.app installed, and it's signature expired August 31, 2024, and yet Sonoma runs it without complaint. Maybe Sequoia has tightened things up in this regard. As I mentioned above, Apparency provides an easy way to check.
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Anyone with 14.7.1. Does it have the equivalent Sequoia non-developer app lockout?
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Apple seems to have forgotten the principle of ownership. What I do with my computers is my business not Apple's or Microsoft's. My hardware my choice's I'll run what I please. Old school hacker, dont give a **** what Apple or Microsoft wants my systems serve me first and foremost...
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You are absolutely right! Your computer is your 'castle'.
... as long as you do not contaminate / infect others.
;JOOP!
Fyi: I had not problems (yet) with the following applications:
FireFox, Thunderbird, Eclipse, MacVim, ShutterEncoder, Audacity, CCC, JAVA, VLC, Skim
Some even had an update since.
;JOOP!
Thanks!
Looks like Mathworks roadmap was updated since the last time I checked - which wasn't that long ago. I have an M4 Pro Mini on order, and don't think that can be downgraded to Sonoma.
This is (formerly) a bug in macOS, in 15.1. It's been fixed in 15.2. If you followed the terrible (and unnecessary) advice to disable System Integrity Protection and disable Gatekeeper, please re-enable them!
Fyi, this thread is full of misinformation. Even with the bug, it was possible to run non-signed applications without disabling important macOS security features, by providing an ad-hoc signature with the "codesign" command. Apple never locked out apps not approved by them. The bug didn't affect "anything not signed by Apple". Most so-called "unsigned" apps are signed with an ad-hoc signature by the developer, if they're not registered with Apple. The bug only affected a few apps with completely missing signature. Previously, it was possible to run such apps by going to the Privacy & Security settings, or by removing the quarantine attribute. The bug in 15.1 prevented that, but now it's possible again.
Fyi, this thread is full of misinformation. Even with the bug, it was possible to run non-signed applications without disabling important macOS security features, by providing an ad-hoc signature with the "codesign" command. Apple never locked out apps not approved by them. The bug didn't affect "anything not signed by Apple". Most so-called "unsigned" apps are signed with an ad-hoc signature by the developer, if they're not registered with Apple. The bug only affected a few apps with completely missing signature. Previously, it was possible to run such apps by going to the Privacy & Security settings, or by removing the quarantine attribute. The bug in 15.1 prevented that, but now it's possible again.
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you can still run what you want, just disable the checks. that’s your choice.
That's what I do... While I understand Apple's hand holding, I dont need or appreciate it. As for Microsoft, simply isolated the system's, no telemetry here...
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