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> App stores are the least-unreliable mechanism I have to trust executable code More so than the repositories that various linux distros use? I honestly think
by AnaniasAnanas 8y ago
> App stores are the least-unreliable mechanism I have to trust executable code
More so than the repositories that various linux distros use?
I honestly think that something like apt for android would be a much better solution - too bad, it will never happen because it would mess with google's monopoly.
- GordonS 8y agoThere are Play Store alternatives, such as F-Droid, Aptoide and ApkMirror. But it still comes down to discoverability and trust - you need to know about and trust these alternatives, and you need to change a setting on your device to "allow untrusted sources".
- yoz-y 8y agoDistro repositories are great but they are several orders of magnitudes smaller than the app stores. Ubuntu has ~50k packages available, app stores host millions of apps. Package maintainers to a great job but I don't think this model can scale up.