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One thing I wish folks knew better about "Linux" that the annoying evangelists never seem to care to mention.

One of the most important differences from other platforms if *how you get your software*.

You don't download it from the author/publisher who might be (these days, is) bundling malware.

You don't get it from a walled garden with commercial incentives to let publishers hurt you.

You don't have to fumble around Google trying to find if the site offering it is reputable.

You get it from a party, usually made up of dedicated volunteers, who believe in the platform and who are vetting all the software they build and package for you. Usually the same one you got your base system from.

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maco
maco
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when Apple’s App Store came out, I was like “that’s a repository! When we did repositories users complained that they couldn’t just grab random .exes from shady webpages, but now Apple does a repository and it’s a great innovation???”
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James Widman
James Widman
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@maco The innovative part that they take 30% of every sale—y'know, like a credit card company, but more so. The innovation is in the "more so".
@maco
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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@James Widman @maco @Cassandrich and they don't care if what is uploaded to the repository is user-hostile, as long as they aren't financially responsible for it

even *moar* innovation! /s

@maco @Cassandrich @James Widman
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Jonathan Lamothe
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@Cassandrich Yes, and this is certainly better than other alternatives, but these volunteers really don't have the resources to thoroughlly vet every single package that goes into their repositories.

Nothing is bulletproof. It's just probably the safest option we currently have.

@Cassandrich

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