Ubuntu needs a new development model

[Ryan Oram]

End users don't want to have to add PPAs or download .deb files off of websites.

With infinityOS, users never have to leave their package management
system (or Software Center really) to get programs or update them to
the latest versions. This includes drivers. It works so well that I am
now suggesting that downloading packages from a third-party website is
a security hazard and that users should stick only to the packages
provided by default in the infinityOS and Ubuntu repos. This
completely eliminates the possiblity of spyware, as end-users would
only download packages that have been authenticated, peer-reviewed,
and tested.

I would be more than happy to bring such functionality upstream to
Ubuntu. I want my ideas to be used by as many people as possible.

Thanks,
Ryan Oram

On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Daniel Hollocher
<danielhollocher at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that getdeb.net and the ppa's on launchpad satisfy
> most cravings for rolling releases.
>