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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: 0s | source
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modeless ◴[12 Nov 20 21:30 UTC] No.25075336[source]▶
You've got to be kidding me. When Apple's servers are down, all Macs worldwide start freezing randomly? My XCode is hanging during builds, is this why?

This code signing enforcement stuff has gone way too far. Heads should roll for this.

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augustl ◴[12 Nov 20 21:32 UTC] No.25075369[source]▶
That's correct. AFAIK Catalina will check online for everything, even binaries you compile yourself.
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robocat ◴[13 Nov 20 06:30 UTC] No.25079574[source]▶
Microsoft Windows also uploads your private exe’s, and then runs them on Microsoft servers:

https://medium.com/sensorfu/how-my-application-ran-away-and-...

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1. phendrenad2 ◴[13 Nov 20 14:41 UTC] No.25082632{3}[source]▶
TL;DR: It's an option that can be disabled, unlike on Mac. Also doesn't lock up your PC if Apple's network is having a bad day.