About Linux repositories: Debian's is tightly guarded indeed (although you can find the newest stuff in Sid, and usually install it without problems, even though you're using stable or testing, since only the dependencies need to be upgraded, not the whole OS to Sid).
The difference between Linux distros and Apple's App Store is that you can add third-party repositories whenever you want. And many of them are trustworthy anyway, since they are maintained by reputable community members.
Also, Debian packages are just zip archives. You can download and check out the contents of every available update. Can you do that with OS X or Windows?
So yes, walled gardens are fine, but let users choose to get out of them. Let users jailbreak their phones. Sure, void their warranty, put warnings in iTunes, but give them a device-specific way to do that instead of playing games of wack-a-mole.
The majority wouldn't go for the jailbreak anyway, since most people go with the defaults; but I'm kind of pissed that I have to wait ages before new kernel or other exploits are found and that are untethered, such that I can safely upgrade. Even with a jailbreak, I still buy stuff from iTunes and I'm still an iPhone user.
So why does Apple hate me so much? (not that the same thing can't be said about some Android phone makers, but we're talking about Apple).
About Linux repositories: Debian's is tightly guarded indeed (although you can find the newest stuff in Sid, and usually install it without problems, even though you're using stable or testing, since only the dependencies need to be upgraded, not the whole OS to Sid).
The difference between Linux distros and Apple's App Store is that you can add third-party repositories whenever you want. And many of them are trustworthy anyway, since they are maintained by reputable community members.
Also, Debian packages are just zip archives. You can download and check out the contents of every available update. Can you do that with OS X or Windows?
So yes, walled gardens are fine, but let users choose to get out of them. Let users jailbreak their phones. Sure, void their warranty, put warnings in iTunes, but give them a device-specific way to do that instead of playing games of wack-a-mole.
The majority wouldn't go for the jailbreak anyway, since most people go with the defaults; but I'm kind of pissed that I have to wait ages before new kernel or other exploits are found and that are untethered, such that I can safely upgrade. Even with a jailbreak, I still buy stuff from iTunes and I'm still an iPhone user.
So why does Apple hate me so much? (not that the same thing can't be said about some Android phone makers, but we're talking about Apple).