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No it is not a way to limit what can be installed? Did you read my comment? Even when I am the admin i alwayd end up having to bypass repos. I get why it is that way for Linux but don't push this on windows.

The problem with how you think is that you expect users to be like you, follow SOPs and all that. This is a help desk nightmare.

AWL already exists in windows (lacks or sucks on Linux) and it can still be bypassed.

The only thing repos create is a walled garden like the apple app store where MS can gate keep who can write code.

Can I write some crappy program and publish it to my friends on a linux distro repo or any appstore? Then how can so many of you on HN that advocate software independence blindly support walled gardens just because it is "Linuxy"?