[OS X TeX] TeXpad (LaTeX iPad editor app) dev's blog post on Mac OS X appstore sandboxing

[Herbert Schulz]

On Apr 4, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:

> 
> On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Richard Koch wrote:
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>> But the post itself should interest TeX folks. TeXpad has many fans, and it
>> would be a shame to lose it. Sandboxing is also the reason that TeXShop has never been
>> submitted to the app store.
> 
> Indeed, if "at some point OS X will only run App Store approved software", where does that leave us? With versions ≤ 9 or Ubuntu?
> 
> Can we get a petition to Apple? (These days, petitions seem to have begun to have results---even with Apple.)
> 
> Regards
> --schremmer

Howdy,

I know we have Dick Koch as an advocate for TeX on Mac with Apple as well as others. I think Apple doesn't want to lose us as users---even if our numbers are fairly small.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)