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		theolivenbaum on Feb 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresist... It's probably because macOS bundles are nowadays notarized by Apple, and if you change the content of the .app "folder", it breaks their verification chain. Learned painfully about that when trying do implement plugins on our end too

Izkata on Feb 3, 2024 [–]

...shouldn't adding it have also changed the contents and broken the verification chain?

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