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by tormeh 23 hours ago
Windows where you just download .exe and .msi files from random websites. Not a Linux distro, but the closest security model I can think of.
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akerl_ 20 hours ago
You think that users having to find and download software from the Internet at large is both similar to the AUR model and has preferable handling of these issues?

Can you elaborate?

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tormeh 12 hours ago
To me, installing software from the AUR sounds a lot like downloading Windows software from .info sites and torrents. It's mostly fine, but it's not exactly a surprise when things go wrong.
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