I happened to be cleaning out my email box for the Ubuntu developers list. What I found may send shivers up your spine.

http://www.opensubscriber.com/messag...m/7673369.html

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. That the developers know more than users what is safe or wanted on a their computers. This sounds more like it came from Microsoft.
Am I reading this correctly?