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This sort of thing was bound to start happening. Lot's of New_to_Linux folks out there now. It all boils down to educating ones self. I don't think this has anything to do with Debian, Ubuntu or Linux in general.
These are possibly the same folks that are more than happy to open attachments and click the *.exe file in their email on Windows.
imho: downloading artwork from gnome-look.org is a different thing than downloading and installing apps
from who-the-heck-knows-him-at-all.
not that it would change anything in regard to the point which has been made
btw: the downloads from the refracta-link in the sig seem to be ultra-save, you won`t even find them without the super-nanny google.
your socialization was during the cold-war, correct?
"I am not fine with it, so there is nothing for me to do but stand aside." M.D.
How about taking those users to plan9 with ya and leaving linux for those of us that were more than happy with linux before ubuntu came along.
Like I stated before... I don't care what Ubuntu or their users do. If someone wants to download and install rogue deb files let them. That has no effect on me.
You are the one that seems to have issues with Ubuntu. My advice to you would be to not use Ubuntu.
I too have been using Linux long before Ubuntu. 1996.
The more power and control ubuntu has the more it affects you. I can't imagine a debian developer or user wanting rm -rf changed to not allow wiping out root.