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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 1 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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elitepleb ◴[12 Nov 20 22:01 UTC] No.25075702[source]▶
Don't you love it the ability to compile and run software on your hardware is controlled by a third party over the internet?

I sure love the SAAS future we are heading forwards.

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MeinBlutIstBlau ◴[12 Nov 20 22:10 UTC] No.25075830[source]▶
I will be a full on linux junkie when that happens.
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freeone3000 ◴[12 Nov 20 22:12 UTC] No.25075850[source]▶
It IS, though. SmartScreen on Windows doesn't check binaries created on the same machine, but you'll get flagged if you move the untrusted binary to another machine you own.
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meibo ◴[12 Nov 20 22:17 UTC] No.25075928[source]▶
Note that SmartScreen has an UI that lets you bypass it without having to disable it system wide, and has a sane timeout (I believe 30 seconds) after which it just pops up a dialogue box telling you that it can't check the binary, allowing you to continue.
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swiley ◴[12 Nov 20 22:26 UTC] No.25076040[source]▶
>has a sane timeout (I believe 30 seconds)

What the hell? You have to wait 30 seconds before you can run unsigned code on Windows without calling home to Microsoft about it? How is that considered sane? (I mean, forking on windows is slow but it's not that slow.)

How do people (and corporations! Especially ones sensitive to sharing IP!) put up with this stuff?!

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1. meibo ◴[12 Nov 20 22:40 UTC] No.25076195[source]▶
Only if the server doesn't respond in time, that is - if you'd wanna prevent it from happening, you could just turn it off in the first place via GPO: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-pro...

I'd assume that's what most corporations do, since that's what it's there for.

I wouldn't 100% forsake the benefits of this stuff, since it does protect normal users - defender on modern Windows installs is good software and really does its job well, while staying out of your way most of the time. I'd leave it on for my parents.