Re: There is a scary discussion on the Ubuntu Developers mail list.
Originally Posted by
frodon
Developers make sometimes, like anyone, some mistakes but i can affirm you that there are not such bad intend anywhere in the ubuntu community.
And the worst thing about this thread is that it begins with such an assumption: that the Ubuntu developers have malicious intentions against users. This must sound ridiculous to anyone who's even barely acquainted with the people behind Ubuntu. From the first post:
Originally Posted by
Kilz
This is a discussion on how to make it difficult for users to install 3rd party applications under the guise that some may be malware.
This sentence assumes that the main intention in the discussion is "How can we make it more difficult for users to install 3rd party applications?", and the fact that some of these applications may be malware is used as an excuse to make this happen. In other words, as this sentence tries to lead people to think, the intention of protecting people from common malware, which is the main point the OP argues against, is secondary to the more important goal: to make it difficult to install 3rd party applications.
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