• Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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    No, it’s the same with every distro.
    Distro maintainers CAN’T support repos containing non-free packages with security fixes.
    Because they can’t fix security issues in the code.
    Because the code is not free for them to edit.

    This entire criticism just shows a lack of understanding of how distros work, and what security updates are.

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      1 day ago

      Ubuntu Universe does not have licensing issues. Ubuntu’s nonfree repository is Multiverse. Universe is just the community- as opposed to project-maintained one

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        1 day ago

        Same thing applies.
        The AUR doesn’t get security updates from Arch,
        RPM Fusion doesn’t get security updates from Fedora,
        Packman doesn’t get security updates from OpenSUSE,
        and Slackbuilds/Alienbob don’t get security updates from Slackware.

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          22 hours ago

          woelk did make a good point that based on submission processes, Fedora Main is basically their equivalent of Ubuntu Universe, though.