• gedaliyah@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    You know, it’s true - I have never heard a Linux user refer to something as sideloading, even though Linux is the platform that originated official software repositories.

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      The key thing to understand is that there’s a big fucking difference between a “repository” and an “app store.” One is designed for the convenience of users; the other is designed to exploit them.