I vote A.

I agree that this should be a regular planned expense. I see it as necessary "infrastructure" to support that platform properly.

Is it necessary for us to approve this annually or could we put up a separate vote to renew in perpetuity until either price or terms change, or someone calls a review on it?

Cheers,

Josh

On Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 09:56 René de Hesselle <dehesselle@icloud.com> wrote:

Dear all,

Background:
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Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.

It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps.

Proposal:
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We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.

Additional information:
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Whatever the PLC decides in this case here is ABSOLUTELY IRRELEVANT to my purchase decision. I am buying this either way. The question is only if I'm going to use it for Inkscape or not.

Votes:
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a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program
("I want signed macOS releases")
b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program
("I do not want signed macOS releases")
c. Other: ________

Best regards,
René

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