Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Tim Jones
It is possible to get Linux apps running using the Linux compatibility libs, but I'm thinking more in a native manner. Tim On Feb 17, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Mike Bonner wrote: > I'm not positive, but didn't Andre get livecode running on bsd by > installing some linux binary support libraries or som

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Mike Bonner
I'm not positive, but didn't Andre get livecode running on bsd by installing some linux binary support libraries or some such? Or maybe it was livecode server that was beaten into submission I forget. On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Tim Jones wrote: > Actually, thank Linus Torvalds for Linux.

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Tim Jones
Actually, thank Linus Torvalds for Linux. If you have the drive, it is possible to build a Linus system with no GNU tools and code - in that case, thank the FreeBSD guys. Speaking of which, how about a LiveCode version for FreeBSD? Tim On Feb 17, 2012, at 5:23 AM, Bernard Devlin wrote: > Tha

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Ken Corey
On 17/02/2012 14:59, Richard Gaskin wrote: Looks like Apple's message is clear: if you want to run Linux you'll need to buy your computer from System 76 or ZaReason. Thanks for the tip, Apple. ;) Looking at their site this morning it seems System 76 just refreshed their line... Interesting.

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Richard Gaskin
Roger Eller wrote: Nobody is safe. The latest incarnation of MacBook Pro hardware WILL NOT boot a live CD of any Linux distro. We tried 10 different ones including Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Slackware, Mint, and other less-known distros. So, Apple is blocking bootloaders too. Looks like Apple's m

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Roger Eller
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Bernard Devlin wrote: > Thank gnu for Linux. > > Bernard > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Ken Corey wrote: > > Companies are yearning for total control, for better or worse. > > Nobody is safe. The latest incarnation of MacBook Pro hardware WILL NOT boot a li

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Bernard Devlin
Thank gnu for Linux. Bernard On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Ken Corey wrote: > Companies are yearning for total control, for better or worse. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe

[OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Malte Brill
> Gatekeeper can be configured to download anything you like, if you like. The main Problem here is that most people won't. Most users never ever change the default settings. So my prediction is: If you create Mac Software (and soon windows too), it is "Sign or die, App store or die" If that is

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-17 Thread Ken Corey
On 16/02/2012 21:25, François Chaplais wrote: Richard, Gatekeeper can be configured to download anything you like, if you like. For now. I do love my iPad, but my biggest heartache with it is that apps that I would like to have free and unfettered access can't (Codea is a great example).

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-16 Thread Bob Sneidar
Impressive young Skywalker! On Feb 16, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Looks like I may rival Punxsutawney Phil in the prognostication department - > consider the screen shot in this article: > >

Re: [OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-16 Thread François Chaplais
Richard, Gatekeeper can be configured to download anything you like, if you like. Le 16 févr. 2012 à 21:53, Richard Gaskin a écrit : > Looks like I may rival Punxsutawney Phil in the prognostication department - > consider the screen shot in this article: > >

[OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

2012-02-16 Thread Richard Gaskin
Looks like I may rival Punxsutawney Phil in the prognostication department - consider the screen shot in this article: ...and the one in this LiveCode Journal blog post from October