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Re:Starting in August, Google will require that they sign ap... by blihp on Monday May 17, 2021 @04:21AM (#27181162)
I think to me it boils down to need and trust. Debian needs to do things this way and has earned trust over decades not to abuse its power. Google doesn't have the need and is burning trust in enough other areas where it doesn't instill a lot of confidence that they will not abuse the increased control.
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Re:Starting in August, Google will require that they sign ap... by izacus on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @04:30AM (#27192376)
That I agree with and is actually my point - you NEED to trust your platform. There's just no other way. There's no sensible way for you to keep using Googles platform if you use Googles OS.
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