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Re:Until further notice, think twice before using Google to ... by arthurofcharn on Friday February 03, 2023 @10:53AM (#34642723)
Oh crud, you are right. Any idea how to fix this? Perhaps a more curated (and more manageable) list? That would seem to be in conflict with our bazaar model.
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Re:Until further notice, think twice before using Google to ... by izacus on Friday February 03, 2023 @11:48AM (#34643668)
The package managers right now ARE that curated list and distributions like Debian have proven themselves to be trustworthy.

Of course, you can always find something wrong with every approach, but the truth that everyone needs to face here is that you need to trust SOMEONE to distribute good software to you.

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Re:Until further notice, think twice before using Google to ... by Sakos on Friday February 03, 2023 @01:59PM (#34646179)
AUR is one of those "at your own risk" repos where I always check the pkgbuild and comments of a package first before installing something new. I don't know why I should hesitate to trust the default repos though since they're curated by the same people making the distro I use. Either I trust them or I use another distro.
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