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torum / Image-viewer

A cross-platform, simple and minimum, yet configurable photo viewer/slideshow/digital signage app for Windows, Linux, and Mac.
https://torum.github.io/Image-viewer/
MIT License
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put release on github as well as the windows store? #17

Closed Pomax closed 1 week ago

Pomax commented 2 years ago

not everyone can use the windows store, it would be super useful if there was a normal release here on github, too, so folks can just download and immediately run things on older versions of windows, or systems where the windows store has either been locked down, or straight up been removed.

torum commented 2 years ago

Thank you for your suggestion. I could upload the install file here as you suggested. But the thing is that install file needs to be digitally sighed (which is costly and troublesome) otherwise you get annoying warnings from Windows when you install it. In the other hand, when released via Microsoft store, the store takes care of digital signature of the installer for free. It notifies the update too. So it is better, safer and convenient to use Microsoft store.

However, if, as you said, not everyone can use Microsoft store, I'll upload the installer here as well. Thank you again for your suggestion!

Pomax commented 2 years ago

Probably not though: the kind of poweruser that downloads an installer from github knows how to say "I know, install anyway" to "this package isn't signed" =)

(I know I personally don't use the microsoft store on any of my own computers. I don't even have a microsoft account: I am not giving MS my personal data, especially not about which applications I use, and when I install them)