Am 27.06.2013 um 09:26 schrieb Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de>:

> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <lasgout...@lyx.org> writes:
> 
>> Le 26/06/2013 23:26, Stephan Witt a écrit :
>>> Am 26.06.2013 um 19:36 schrieb Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net>:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> New computer. Now on OS X Mountain Lion. When I started LyX after
>>>> installing it, I got a message saying, "LyX.app can't be opened
>>>> because it's from an unidentified developer."
>>> 
>>> It's me :)
>>> I didn't want to pay 100$ per year.
>>> And I didn't want to sign a contract I don't understand 100%.
>> 
>> Shall LyX funds pay for that? If the contract part is not a problem,
>> it would be a good solution.
> 
> I rather think that an information during installation should be
> displayed to inform the user how to proceed. Use right mouse button
> click open once, and it works afterwards as expected. Not worth the 100$
> per year, in my opinion.

Yes, that's exactly what others do.
See, e. g. http://merl.ws - a nice weather dashboard widget.

We should place a note near the download link.

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Regarding the Apple OS feature gatekeeper:
In general it's a good idea. See the explanation here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5290

The user has the control and the system helps to ensure the desired behavior.
And it's a good thing to be conservative with the default setting.

Stephan

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