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Is this what forced the changes to 1Password?

TzTerri
TzTerri
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[b] App sandboxing risks eroding the Mac's identity[/b]



http://www.macworld.com/article/162504/2011/10/app_sandboxing_risks_eroding_the_macs_identity.html#lsrc.rss_main



I know this is one of the reasons that I'm holding off upgrading to Lion, that and the loss of Rosetta.
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  • dteare
    dteare Agile Founder
    Hello TzTerri, and welcome to the forums!



    [quote name='TzTerri' timestamp='1317564111' post='52026']

    [b] App sandboxing risks eroding the Mac's identity[/b]



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    Sandboxing is certainly one of the things that caused us to make changes to 1Password 3.9. The sandboxing change was a very big one that was required to be accepted in the Mac App Store. The other huge change recently was how Safari 5.1 is architected; it is totally different than Safari 5.0 and required a massive amount of change (indeed, it was actually a full rewrite). This technically didn't have anything to do with sandboxing, but in a way, it is related as I suspect Safari will eventually be fully isolated from other applications.



    Regarding Andy Ihnatko's post, I'm personally more optimistic and believe Apple is (mostly) moving in the right direction. That said, there is certainly a risk that they take it too far and seeing the potential for great apps like TextExpander being removed from the store is worrisome. My [i]guess[/i] is the next version of OS X will have a checkbox that says: "Would you like to run your Mac in Secure Mode?" and it will be enabled by default. When enabled, I suspect you'll only be able to run sandboxed apps. This is scary in some ways, but I can see Apple's dream: wouldn't it be amazing if our parents could install software with confidence?



    I'm generally an optimist but I can see why others are worried.
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  • Gordon101
    Gordon101 ✭
    Dave I am happy Apple takes a serious level of control over software they sell. If Andy or any other developers do not want to play in the Sandbox, there is no requirement (as I understand it) they do so. If people want to use the MAS, they have to play by the rules of the store owner. Not unlike developers having to submit apps for approval/testing before they are sold in the iTunes store.



    As I understand it, SuperDuper is one will regarded program that won't be able to do what it does now and work in the Sandbox.



    I spent 24 years in the Microsoft OS world and based on that experience I am happy to let Apple exert control.



    Gordon

    Atlanta, GA

    USA
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