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minus-squareMetal Zealot@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoCould you imagine Laptop manufacturers saying “do NOT download apps from other websites. ONLY download from the Windows App Store” Like, fuck off Pichai, you’re insane Are phones the only devices out there that receive such scrutiny in the tech world?? My laptop can literally do the exact same thing but better
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down15·10 months agoPeople should do that though It’s good security practice to use your package manager and if you have to download off the internet then you should build it yourself
minus-squareredcalcium@lemmy.institutelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoYou usually can add more repo/source to your package manager though.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoYou over estimate the average user if you trust them for that
minus-squareUmbrias@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoNot really planning on sacrificing privacy and safety from monopolies by doing that thanks. Not everybody’s threat model is that ridiculous.
Could you imagine Laptop manufacturers saying “do NOT download apps from other websites. ONLY download from the Windows App Store”
Like, fuck off Pichai, you’re insane
Are phones the only devices out there that receive such scrutiny in the tech world?? My laptop can literally do the exact same thing but better
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People should do that though
It’s good security practice to use your package manager and if you have to download off the internet then you should build it yourself
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You usually can add more repo/source to your package manager though.
You over estimate the average user if you trust them for that
Not really planning on sacrificing privacy and safety from monopolies by doing that thanks. Not everybody’s threat model is that ridiculous.