Re: Screensaver via App Store?
Re: Screensaver via App Store?
- Subject: Re: Screensaver via App Store?
- From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:52:35 -0800
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Gabriel Zachmann <email@hidden> wrote:
> Can someone enlighten me whether / how it would be possible to distribute a screensaver via the Mac App Store?
>
> What I would like to provide via AppStore is a "real" screensaver, i.e., one that lives in ~/Library/Screen Savers/ .
> I suppose, I would need to write a little application, the only purpose of which is to copy the screensaver bundle to ~/Library/Screen Savers/.
> Is that correct?
Yes.
Is that the easiest way?
No. The easiest way would be to install the screen saver from the
installation package. But Xcode does not allow this.
> Do you think, Apple might allow such an app into the AppStore?
No, because unless your company name is Apple, Inc, you are not
allowed to distribute what is basically an installer on the Mac App
Store.
So your best course of action is either to wait and see whether Apple
does something to allow screen savers (or Preferences Panes) in the
future on the Mac App Store or you could just start saving money to
perform a hostile takeover of Apple and make the changes you would
need to the Mac App Store policy.
> If so, what would be the easiest way to write such a "copy-cat" app?
> Also, I am a bit concerned about sandboxing.
As is probably everyone.
> Could that be a problem? (once it's enforced)
No, as most screen savers are good candidates for sandboxing
(exceptions would include the slideshow screen savers).
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