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by bluesign 2768 days ago
Looks cool but I am not sure how I feel about silent updates and possibility of running arbitrary code on my computer. (probably with admin priviledges) [0]

edit: also eula is strange as this is licensed with MIT license (according to GitHub source):

You must not: - Reeingineer the internal workings of the HappyMac app - Copy and redistribute the HappyMac app in any form or shape [1]

[0] https://github.com/laffra/happymac/blob/master/src/version_m...

[1] https://www.happymac.app/eula
2 comments
chris-laffra 2768 days ago
Correct. The source is licensed with MIT license. The downloadable version from happymac.app has a different EULA. That said, the intent was to avoid people copying the app, so the EULA has been changed to now replace the two lines you quoted with: You must not: - Copy and redistribute the HappyMac app under the same or similar name
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chris-laffra 2768 days ago
Of course, your concerns are valid on what installed apps can do on your machine. For HappyMac, the updates are stored in ~/HappyMac, so you can always verify what the app does. In contrast, a lot of applications perform truly silent updates, including Chrome, Firefox, etc. The admin privileges are not automatic obtained by HappyMac, but only obtained when you explicitly provide them...
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