> We are rejecting unsigned apps already for new registrations.
> Keeping unsigned apps is only for the intel based macOS users.
> Signing is required to run on silicon based macOS.
> Apple announced that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last version of macOS to support Intel-based Macs.
> No more unsigned apps after this phase.
shantara•1h ago
>But Apple has made it clear that unsigned software is going away, so Homebrew is following the requirements macOS sets on macOS software.
I’m running LibreWolf installed via Homebrew with --no-quarantine flag. It was news to me that there’s been pressure from Apple to remove it. Running unsigned apps is already absurdly cumbersome, and if the option is removed, this would be the final straw to push me to install Asahi on my MBP
Wowfunhappy•37m ago
I don't understand what this has to do with the Intel deprecation. Did Apple recently change something I'm not aware of?
I know that from the start Apple Silicon has required binaries to be signed with _a_ signature, but since that could be an ad-hoc signature this struck me as more of an implementation detail of the binary format than a significant policy shift. Otherwise, as far as I was aware the requirements were the same for Intel and Apple Silicon.
Also, is Homebrew planning to drop support for macOS 26 as soon as macOS 27 comes out in September 2026? I thought they supported the three most recent OS releases, as Apple does.
Edit: I decided to ask these questions on the Github discussion. Either the maintainer is confused, or I'm confused, and I don't know which it is!
bdcravens•1h ago
More details provided here: https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/6334#discussion...
> We are rejecting unsigned apps already for new registrations. > Keeping unsigned apps is only for the intel based macOS users. > Signing is required to run on silicon based macOS. > Apple announced that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last version of macOS to support Intel-based Macs. > No more unsigned apps after this phase.
shantara•1h ago
I’m running LibreWolf installed via Homebrew with --no-quarantine flag. It was news to me that there’s been pressure from Apple to remove it. Running unsigned apps is already absurdly cumbersome, and if the option is removed, this would be the final straw to push me to install Asahi on my MBP
Wowfunhappy•37m ago
I know that from the start Apple Silicon has required binaries to be signed with _a_ signature, but since that could be an ad-hoc signature this struck me as more of an implementation detail of the binary format than a significant policy shift. Otherwise, as far as I was aware the requirements were the same for Intel and Apple Silicon.
Also, is Homebrew planning to drop support for macOS 26 as soon as macOS 27 comes out in September 2026? I thought they supported the three most recent OS releases, as Apple does.
Edit: I decided to ask these questions on the Github discussion. Either the maintainer is confused, or I'm confused, and I don't know which it is!