Drew DeVault • 12/9/2019

Developers shouldn't distribute their own software

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The article argues that the traditional Unix/Linux model of distributing source code via tarballs, with distribution maintainers handling packaging, is superior. It claims this ensures better system integration, security auditing, malware prevention, and adherence to distro conventions compared to developers self-distributing binaries or using unmanaged repositories.

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