Re: [Zint-barcode] ct article and digital signing of MS-Windows exe

[Harald O. <har...@el...>]

Hi Robin,

thanks for the great message.

About the certificate:  Daniels proposal is just great!

About MAC-OS, I expressed the wrong way. The article writes, that zint 
(but not qzint) is available on MAC-OS. I don't have a MAC neither, but 
another zint community member has one. If you like, I may ask him.

Take care,
Harald

Am 07.03.2024 um 09:34 schrieb Robin Stuart:
> Hi Harald,
> 
> Thank you for letting us know about this article. Getting some exposure 
> is always good, but I do think it contains some implied and justified 
> criticism.
> 
> The Windows signing is frustrating problem to me as I feel that 
> Microsoft should really have a method for open-source projects, who 
> almost by definition don't make profit, to be allowed to add to their 
> desktop ecosystem without having to be out of pocket for the privilege - 
> after all Microsoft are happy enough to reap the benefits of open source 
> software when it suits them.
> 
> Your offer of using your company key is very generous. I don't have an 
> objection to this in principle, but I would caution that it may link the 
> project and your business, even if only in the perception of others, in 
> ways which may have both good and bad consequences, so not a decision to 
> be taken lightly.
> 
> I would also happily see a version for Mac, but without access to a Mac 
> (and I honestly can't justify the cost of buying one) I don't know how 
> this can be done. I understand from someone with more knowledge than me 
> that XCode, Apple's preferred platform, is bit of a mess, and that 
> Visual Studio is a better option for developing Mac programs, so it may 
> be possible to re-use some of the resources already in place for 
> Windows? Again, something I have no experience with. A while ago I did 
> manage to get MacOS running on a VM and managed to get Zint to work with 
> homebrew, but it was a really slow process.
> 
> I also notice that the article refers to Zint as "englischsprachige 
> Software". I don't like the fact that Zint is only available in English 
> and I think German would be the ideal first target for translation, but 
> part of the reason I walked away from development was the sheer 
> frustration from the many many hours I spent trying to get l18n to 
> work... the code looked right, it compiled fine on a local copy of Linux 
> which was set up for German language, currency, time-zone etc, and the 
> messages still came out in English - and I never figured out why.
> 
> As you know I haven't tackled any Zint code for a little while now, so 
> perhaps the situation has changed.
> 
> Sorry, again there are no conclusions here... just old man yells at cloud.
> 
> Robin.
> 
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 13:29, Harald Oehlmann 
> <har...@el... <mailto:har...@el...>> wrote:
> 
>     Dear zint team,
> 
>     the German print computer magazine c't has published a whole page on
>     zint with the aim that created QR-codes should not use a web generator,
>     as the data gets transfered to the publisher.
> 
>     https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2024/5/2402314393563214498
>     <https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2024/5/2402314393563214498>
> 
>     Within the all positive text, there are two draw-backs:
>     - MS-Windows exe not digitally signed. So, blue warning by Windows
>     Defender
>     - No Mac-OS version
> 
>     Would it be an idea that I sign the qtzint.exe with my company key
>     (Elmicron GmbH) when we are distributing?
>     Any opinions on this?
> 
>     About the MAC-OS-Version, I suppose this would be quite easy. Someone
>     should just do it. But without is ok to.
> 
>     I have a scan of the article. I don't want to attach it to this mailing.
> 
>     Thank you all,
>     Harald