[SAC] Funds for Mac developer account

[Larry Shaffer]

Hi Michael,


On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 4:07 AM, <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Larry,
>
> Do you want me to go ahead and do the purchase and then pass you the login
> information?
>

That might work well. My only concern is that the user/email associated
with the Apple ID account is accessible by me and anyone else that needs to
stay informed or administer the account. Maybe a generic group user and
email, like OSGeo SAC <codesign at osgeo.com>, needs created?

I think it prudent that the 'user' for the Apple ID is virtual, if
possible, so it is not tied to a particular individual. The ID is used for
logging into the Apple Mac Developer site, of which one feature is
generating the code-signing certs. The Developer program also offers
pre-release versions of Mac OS X, which OSGeo developers could use to test
their software against.

Regards,

Larry Shaffer
Dakota Cartography
Black Hills, South Dakota

>
> *From: *Larry Shaffer
> *Sent: *Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:34 PM
> *To: *Michael Smith; System Administration Committee Discussion/OSGeo;
> Richard Duivenvoorde
> *Subject: *Funds for Mac developer account
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Please reference this thread:
> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/sac/2016-April/006530.html
>
> I would like to purchase an Apple Developer account for the purpose of
> procuring code-signing certificates for Mac application bundles and package
> installers on behalf of the OSGeo. Note, the funds have already been
> allocated by the board (see Jody Garnett). The certificates will be
> distributed to official Mac packagers for OSGeo incubated projects,
> starting with QGIS, GRASS and GeoServer.
>
> It is essentially $99/year:
> https://developer.apple.com/support/compare-memberships/
>
> Membership level: Organizations
> Requirements: D-U-N-S Number, Legal Entity Status, Legal Binding Authority
> https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/
>
> Not sure if I qualify for the Legal Binding Authority bit, but am willing
> to bite that bullet to get this rolling. As far as purchasing the
> membership, either I can do it an get reimbursed or I'll need another
> method of payment.
>
> Please advise on next steps. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry Shaffer
> Dakota Cartography
> Black Hills, South Dakota
>
>
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