Cabel Sasser on Gatekeeper ⇥

2¢: I figured Apple would go Mac App Store-only. Gatekeeper is an investment of time and effort to ensure the opposite: secure indie apps.

Very well said. I, too, was convinced that ever-increasing amounts of OS X would be cordoned off for use by Mac App Store applications. This is a good move to ensure broad distribution, yet keeps the OS secure.

By default, Gatekeeper is set to only allow apps from the App Store, and apps that have been signed by Apple. This is a good setting that balances security and availability of apps. If the user can’t find this non-hidden, very obvious preference in order to run unsigned apps, they probably shouldn’t be running unsigned apps.