macOS 10.14.2 Update

[kahuna]

Please stop spreading false information.

Thats a bit harsh, had a bad day ? It is a discussion, please use arguments, not naked judgements.

 

[TravelerTechie]

3rd made me laugh
4th, it is not all or nothing, or black and white, mylady You may stay connected, just apply some computer hygiene, like don't use free VPNs or click links in emails from Nigerian Prince

I am glad that you found my above jokes amusing lol. And yes, after repairing so many computers for a living (back in the day), I know all about applying computer hygiene. But it's never enough now, is it?

Given that our entire lives are already out in the open (Facebook anyone?), and headlines like Marriot Hotels getting hacked and how much data they had stored of their customers, and how the latest Windows updates made me feel like I have a malware for an operating system, and how a teenager managed to hack into Apple Servers repeatedly for over a year before he was discovered (and let's not get into the Google part of privacy concerns), I'd say these days we have absolutely nothing to worry about!

Seriously though, a lot of the Tonymacx86 community are developers themselves (myself excluded ), and as @RehabMan stated, it's open source now. Don't you think if there was something wrong, at least one of us would see it by now?

 

[kahuna]

Don't you think if there was something wrong, at least one of us would see it by now?

I sure hope it is all OK. But many eyes principle is what (supposedly) makes open source secure. I'm that one eye, that asks questions

I noticed binary files in Whatevergreen repo, and would be happy if someone proves me wrong. I'm devops / sysadmin by trade, btw.

 

[RehabMan]

Well ... there are binary files without source code, imho.

OMG.
Click on either of the giant 'WhateverGreen' links, and you will find source code for WhateverGreen.kext:

Thats a bit harsh, had a bad day ? It is a discussion, please use arguments, not naked judgements.

My argument is not naked.
I already provided the source code link in post #196.

 

[kahuna]

I already provided the source code link in post #196

Wow ... I pointed, repeatedly, to libHookMac.dylib binary, yet, still, you avoid mentioning it.

Let me try again. Where is the source code for this specific binary: https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/blob/master/Prebuilt/libHookMac.dylib ?

 

[RehabMan]

Wow ... I pointed, repeatedly, to libHookMac.dylib binary, yet, still, you avoid mentioning it.

Let me try again. Where is the source code for this specific binary: https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/blob/master/Prebuilt/libHookMac.dylib ?

That is not WhateverGreen.kext, is it?

Also note: https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/tree/master/Tools/HookMac

 

[kahuna]

That is not WhateverGreen.kext, is it?

Is it not? It is inside WhateverGreen repo. Does it go into the kext? Good question. At least we can agree, I hope, that WhateverGreen repo contains closed-source files.

Also note: https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen/tree/master/Tools/HookMac

That looks promising, thanks. It seem to be the sources for binaries in the Prebuilt directory.

 

[RehabMan]

Does it go into the kext?

No.

At least we can agree, I hope, that WhateverGreen repo contains closed-source files.

No.

 

[Ivquo]

No problem update using https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1986?locale=en_GB
Anyway before macOS update I always create bootable mirror of the macOS partition using Super Duper!.app that is so easy and free.

 

[Ploddles]

No problem update using https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1986?locale=en_GB
Anyway before macOS update I always create bootable mirror of the macOS partition using Super Duper!.app that is so easy and free.

Only free if you don't want the advanced features, Smart Update. Smart Update saves so much time it is worth the $30 imho.