Re: [growl-new-apps] SixtyFour supports Growl

[Chris Forsythe]

I'm not really sure that I'm comfortable linking to this on our page. The problem that you are trying to solve actually introduces a few other issues. If there are no other 32 bit applications running, then you'll end up paying ~15% in speed for the increased memory savings. If you already have a 32 bit app running that's not the case since the 32 bit dyld shared code is running.

My main concern however is the other problem. You'll be running applications into less tested paths for what amounts to a small improvement overall in memory and an increase in cpu usage. It shouldn't actually hurt anything, but there are big concerns at least how I see it. I ran this by someone who knows a lot more about it than I do, and he didn't think it was such a hot idea except in the already running circumstance outlined above.

We have a rule about applications making it onto the applications page, mostly due to the fact that once on there we only remove the app if the link goes away, or change it if it changes. We don't post:

- Alphas or betas, just final releases. 

- I also don't allow for anything that would be considered misleading

- Anything that is not signed.

- Anything that might be harmful.

- Anything that I don't understand the benefit of (if I can't understand it, then later if I have to explain it there's a problem)

In general I can slightly understand the benefit of the app in certain situations, but I don't think it's outlined well on the web page and it probably could be explained better. That said, I would have posted this with that problem there.

I'm not going to post this because it's not signed.

codesign -v SixtyFour.app/

SixtyFour.app/: code object is not signed at all

In architecture: x86_64

That issue needs to be addressed. I realize we may have some applications we link to that are not signed, but I'm working to prune the list. Any new applications need to be signed properly before we add them to the list. 

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Chris Forsythe

@The_Tick

On Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8:34 AM, sup...@1951fdg.com wrote:

Hi!

It would be great if you could add SixtyFour to the applications page.

Name: SixtyFour

Category: System and Unix

Link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/176364/welcome.html

Icon: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/176364/SixtyFour-128.png

Thank You!

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[sup...@1951fdg.com]

The idea behind SixtyFour is to have as many applications as possible running in 32-bit mode to decrease overall memory usage by ~30% and to avoid paying ~15% in speed. For older Macs or Macs low on RAM, the increased memory savings could be rather beneficial. There is more info regarding SixtyFour on MacUpdate:

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/40405/sixtyfour

Unfortunately, I lack a Developer ID certificate (I can't afford to participate in the Mac Developer Program). Too bad :( but thanks anyway Chris for your reply!