[SAC] Funds for Mac developer account

[Larry Shaffer]

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Larry Shaffer <larrys at dakotacarto.com>
wrote:

> 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?
>

Sorry, meant OSGeo SAC <codesign at osgeo. <codesign at osgeo.com>org> not .com.

Larry


>
> 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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