[Qgis-psc] [SAC] Osgeo Code signing certificates

[Nathan Woodrow]

As a non psc member but a owner of some Apple stuff +1 to buying an apple
account and doing whatever we need to make this process smooth for users.
It only helps to spread the QGIS to more users..

The Apple situation is what it is and no bashing on them is going to change
it so let it be please. If you care about total freedom run a fully FOSS
system but a lot of people don't and you will never be able to teach them
who to trust, heck I don't even know who to trust FOSS software or not.

I believe we have the best open source GIS package in the world and should
spread it info every place that is possible. Sometimes that means we don't
have control over everything.

So +1 because we have the funds, it's better for users, we loose nothing,
quit the Apple bashing, get on with it (not directed at you Larry)

Nathan.

On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 4:31 am Tim Sutton <tim at qgis.org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> From my side (and as a Mac user) I would like to say that I don’t find the
> discussion below very productive. I would like to see QGIS available to as
> many users as possible with the best possible experience on all platforms
> and if we are to do that we need to work within the frameworks of those
> platforms, even if the mechanisms that those platforms have in place don’t
> always represent a great culture fit - or simply not support those
> platforms.
>
> And -1 from me to charging people for signed QGIS installers on OSX.
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
>
> On 20 Apr 2016, at 19:43, Larry Shaffer <larrys at dakotacarto.com> wrote:
>
> Dear SAC,
>
> OK, just like last time I brought this up, this has devolved into more
> lovely Apple bashing.
>
> Who here can make a decision on whether any of the money already OK'd by
> the OSGeo for code-signing certificates can be used for an Apple Developer
> account for $99/year (for multiple certs)?
>
> If the OSGeo is unwilling to fund Apple Developer accounts, I will look
> into a crowd-funding campaign for the QGIS project to solve the problem.
> Unless, the QGIS project also does not wish to manage it; in which case I
> will pay for it myself and share the certificates/keys with William
> Kyngsburye.
>
> Larry Shaffer
> Dakota Cartography
> Black Hills, South Dakota
>
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