Most proper on here don’t know the difference between MacOS and iOS, which makes them actually like the caricature of Apple users they mock.
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faltryka@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have no problem running apps from friends or myself on my macs?
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Shh, don’t stop them when they’re acting superior
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
The way macOS handles it is literally just exactly how Linux handles it. Makes sense considering macOS is certified UNIX and Linux is technically a re-implementation of UNIX.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Well…
If you want to run a desktop app you need to have it signed or jump through a few minor hoops to grant it permission. (Go to system settings, authenticate, allow it, then right-click and select “Open”)
But it’s not like it’s impossible.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 months ago
turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 2 months ago
You can certainly compile and run your own apps, you need to pay the developer fee if you want to distribute the software to other people’s Macs or iOS, or use advanced features like iCloud integration or push messages.
pivot_root@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s not. They both expose a POSIX API and userspace, but the underlying architecture is very different. macOS is in part based on the Mach microkernel, and creating a process has a bunch of work related to that.
Even ignoring that difference, macOS has built-in signature checking that suspends a newly-started process the first time its executable is seen.