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NPM is also used by Windows an MacOS machines, and who knows which else. *BSD? Anything that runs JavaScript? Probably OP was thinking about the deb and rpm re
by pmontra 3y ago
NPM is also used by Windows an MacOS machines, and who knows which else. *BSD? Anything that runs JavaScript?
Probably OP was thinking about the deb and rpm repositories of the main distributions but yes, NPM and the likes are other examples of large repositories.
- fsflover 3y agoYes, I meant deb/rpm repositories. NPM is not a Linux repo, it's multipurpose, with lots of proprietary software.
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- Arnt 3y agoIt's the open part of it that's comparable to the app store in size. The closed part is in addition. I agree there are linux-only repos that are ~1% of that size and contain little or no malware or abuse. That's true whether you measure size in updates per day or total count of packages, so 1% seems reachable without considerable malware problems.
- fsflover 3y ago> so 1% seems reachable without considerable malware problem Another plausible explanation is that pure FLOSS repos are free fron malware.