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2009-09-07 , 20:55
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Originally Posted by blivit View Post
And what prevents a malicious installation? [I know you have to get into the device first, what prevents that?]
QA on the Extras repository (starting in Fremantle), and the trust that a user puts in the application author and the community.

What stops you installing a malicious application in Ubuntu? Or in Windows?
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