http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=1942#comment-97468 … @auntiepixelante's comment here on why even circumventable gatekeeping is culturally harmful is dead on.
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Replying to @vectorpoem
@vectorpoem I’m confused. What is the alternative to gatekeeping? Users do not need to worry about security?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zcichy
@zcichy@vectorpoem Properly written OSes are the alternative. We're stuck with gatekeeping because MS/Apple can't f'ing figure out ring -1.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@vectorpoem And what is a properly written OS, free of potential security issues?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zcichy
@zcichy@vectorpoem VMWare, Sandboxie, etc. are examples of things that prevent as large a proportion of viruses as do gatekeeping.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@vectorpoem Sandboxing is also gatekeeping.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zcichy
@zcichy@vectorpoem No. You can trivially play games in a sandbox with no need to have an approval dialog box of any kind.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@vectorpoem So OSX should require a sandbox to run an app, and warn you only if it isn’t sandboxed?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zcichy
@zcichy@vectorpoem No, it never warns you. It just runs sandboxed. The user can then request unsandboxing at their leisure.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@vectorpoem Confused by the problem, because the results indicate more people are creating on Macs as a result of these things.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@zcichy @vectorpoem There is no way to know if improvements are because of the storefront or the gatekeeping though, right?
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