Comments on: Installers on Mac OS X http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/2009/03/26/installers-on-mac-os-x/ Code. Cocoa. Technology. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Martin Cote http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/2009/03/26/installers-on-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Martin Cote Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:21 +0000 http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/?p=268#comment-1198 I'm not sure I understand how an application bundle is any safer than an installer. As you mentioned, you can install any files you want when first starting the application. One could also request administrator privileges before to be able to do real damage to the user's machine. I’m not sure I understand how an application bundle is any safer than an installer. As you mentioned, you can install any files you want when first starting the application. One could also request administrator privileges before to be able to do real damage to the user’s machine.

]]> By: Ben Woodruff http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/2009/03/26/installers-on-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Ben Woodruff Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:21 +0000 http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/?p=268#comment-1194 This is a red herring. The problem is that users are running executable code without understanding it or having any (valid) reason for trusting it. Blind trust is the problem. This program is asking for my admin password. Better enter it! It doesn't make any difference how the application is packaged. But I agree installers on OS X need to die. This is a red herring. The problem is that users are running executable code without understanding it or having any (valid) reason for trusting it. Blind trust is the problem.
This program is asking for my admin password. Better enter it!
It doesn’t make any difference how the application is packaged.

But I agree installers on OS X need to die.

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