> What is specifically wrong with the dozens of existing packaging solutions we already have?

specifically? Specifically: they are even WORSE from a security standpoint because you don't have the option of "personally verifying each line". Just because someone's stuck it in a nice easy-to-install package doesn't mean it's not a virus / malware / whatever.

are you suggesting that you read the source code of every app / tool you download before you execute it? If not, hello... pot. kettle?