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Forum: Archive 09-29-09, 05:04 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
too many replies are form people who only ever...

too many replies are form people who only ever seen windows, os x has no UAC, warnings mean something and are very rare


i can name 2 very high profile and complex java apps:

1. jdownloader,...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 11:11 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
you are right, a program that pops up a warning...

you are right, a program that pops up a warning that it has an invalid certificate and wants unrestricted access is no problem at all

no other application does this, but for the complex and close to...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 10:51 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
you are just sad i raise a valid usability and...

you are just sad

i raise a valid usability and security concern, first couple of responses are don't be paranoid and how else can it be done, then the programmer tells me he can not be bothered with...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 10:27 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
again the trust everything or you are paranoid...

again the trust everything or you are paranoid mantra

also i challenge you to even name 3 applications that pop up this warning

this is a problem for both usability (it confuses the user and asks...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 10:15 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
there seems to be a general attitude to just...

there seems to be a general attitude to just trust anything or you are paranoid
its puzzling to me why a programmer would resort to the if you don't like it don't use it mantra, nothing i said is...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 08:35 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
so i have a mac with maybe 300 applications, some...

so i have a mac with maybe 300 applications, some in cocoa, some in java, some in old carbon, from all kind of developers, some multi platform, some only mac, none of them trigger this warning, yet a...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 08:30 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
it has nothing to do with cross compatibility,...

it has nothing to do with cross compatibility, jdownloader is cross compatible and yet installs correctly

many apps with an installer (a philosophy from windows and os 9, but possible on os x) do so...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 08:15 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
i am not complaining about poor choice of words,...

i am not complaining about poor choice of words, i am telling the choice of words is spot on, a previous poster found he had to correct apple and minimize the risk

its not paranoia, its a valid...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 08:12 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
a java application does not need permission of...

a java application does not need permission of any kind to be copied on my hard drive

there are many far more complex multi platform java apps, that work (install wise) exactly like a cocoa app does...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 06:56 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
i expect to get a program icon i can put wherever...

i expect to get a program icon i can put wherever i want there is no reason for something as trivial as an updater to have its own installer

the point is exactly that i don't expect nor want it to...
Forum: Archive 09-28-09, 05:29 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 15,515
Posted By downset
why would an installer need access to my computer?

why would an installer need access to my computer? Why is there an installer at all?

this is just baffling, after blocking wowmatrix curse gives me the very buggy mac curse client 3.0 and you guys...
Forum: News 04-15-09, 01:31 AM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
Glad we agree on this one thing, i wonder why...

Glad we agree on this one thing, i wonder why WOWI and Curse can't deliver.
Forum: News 04-15-09, 01:27 AM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
As i said before, WOWi and curse are not obliged...

As i said before, WOWi and curse are not obliged to do anything, its certainly not unlawful, i am just explaining why people are upset, and i have a hard time believing the we are more righteous than...
Forum: News 04-15-09, 12:36 AM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
you are right they are not required to do...

you are right they are not required to do anything for anyone

however they monopolised the add-on scene for their own profit, never gave the users anything that actually worked, and blocked the one...
Forum: News 04-15-09, 12:20 AM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
i got directed multiple times to the updaters,...

i got directed multiple times to the updaters, both in press release and when complaining at various venues, the first thing i got met with when i gave curse updater a go was a warning to be ready to...
Forum: News 04-15-09, 12:11 AM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
People get upset for 3 reasons: 1. You broke the...

People get upset for 3 reasons:

1. You broke the only program that actually did YOUR job

2. You have an awful rhetoric calling WM thieves, pirates, for doing nothing more than linking to a download...
Forum: News 04-14-09, 04:33 PM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
man some of you people are pretty sad, threaten...

man some of you people are pretty sad,

threaten to sue me for having an opinion?



this sums it up perfectly, please read the SOUND LIKE, it doesn't mean they are suing it means they hide their...
Forum: News 04-14-09, 04:08 PM
Replies: 1,643
Views: 791,923
Posted By downset
i don't care much about the reason why wowMatrix...

i don't care much about the reason why wowMatrix is supposed to be the devil.

WowMatrix just worked, If you had provided a client that works on Mac and then sabotaged my only option i would be...
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