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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, macOS has a lot of issues but the one hoop needed to run any unsigned app is "right-click app icon, click open".

[–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sometimes it won't let you even get to that step without going into the settings and finding a secret security notification that it blocked it from opening

[–] MrLLM@ani.social 13 points 1 month ago

Yeah, and in rare instances, you’ll need to take the app/binary out from the quarantine

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

I guess that is true, yes. I do think it's generally a good thing that they're locking down specific permissions like that though.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait, you guys can right click now?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, shocking you can choose whichever mouse you want and probably have been able to since USB mice became a thing.

Even when apple mice didn't have two buttons, you could right click via control + click.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I should probably get out more