[lisper]

> This is a step forward for most users and not a step backwards for any users.

Maybe. What happens when the check box goes away on a future version of MacOS? If my freedom depends entirely on an obscure checkbox rather than the ability to install my own keys, that seems like a thin reed to me.

[geofft]

Er, the option to install your own keys could go away too as easily, right?

[lisper]

That depends on how that option is deployed and how it interacts with the hardware. It is at least possible to deploy a key-based option that Apple could not arbitrarily rescind. It's not possible to do that with a check box in a control panel.