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

[Larry Shaffer]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick responses.

I'll start the process for Mac certificates for applications and installers
first. I hope to have things in place by the end of the weekend, including
a wiki page.

Also, it looks like the GeoServer Mac application would benefit from code
signing. I will work with William Kyngsburye first on QGIS Mac releases,
then with GeoServer team, then on my QGIS Mac nightlies.

Afterwards, I do not know who would immediately benefit for Mac
certificates. GRASS, Marble, Monteverdi3 (OTB) all have Mac apps.

Then, procuring a code-signing cert that can be used for Windows
installers, of which I am not that knowledgeable.

Regards,

Larry Shaffer
Dakota Cartography
Black Hills, South Dakota

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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