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> I don't see the Linux eco-system as being more prone to malware and trash than the so-called curated app-store.

What was it people used to say about Apple and he perceived lack of viruses and malware issues? Security through obscurity.

> I've lived in places where unlocked doors were the norm, the village where I live (20 Km from Amsterdam) still has plenty of unlocked doors.

Arguably that experience is an edge-case, at best annecdata.

> People wear safety belts because there are no downsides and because they are required by law so that stretched analogy doesn't hold.

If they are required by law, does that not limit your freedom of choice? Does this not stretch your own limited analogy?




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