Local usage doesn't require signing. But distribution will.
Garrett Serack | Open Source Software Developer | Microsoft Corporation I don't make the software you use; I make the software you use better on Windows. -----Original Message----- From: Nico Rieck [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:19 AM To: Adam Baxter Cc: Garrett Serack; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Coapp-developers] Let's talk about libraries On 13.04.2010 10:12, Adam Baxter wrote: >> In order to use WinSXS however, all binaries must be signed with an > Authenticode code-signing certificate, from a reputable CA (certifying > authority). > > This is automatically a major roadblock for many open source projects. It's possible to install assemblies into WinSXS with a self-created certificate. At least that's what I did when I played with putting some libraries (I believe it was OpenSSL) into WinSXS some time ago. Maybe this could be used when building from source locally. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
