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I hate this, but I've mentioned before in the other threads related to this that I make an exception for package managers due to their ability to install packages themselves.
Systems that protect people mean bureaucracy. And bureaucracy means slowness. It means many niche libraries or programs won't get packaged. It means that it won't get updated to the latest version immediately either, even if they receive security updates.
But as a consequence of these systems, Debian 12 remained entirely untouched by the XZ backdoor, when almost every other distribution was hit. That's a pretty big deal.
As a consequence of a lack of these systems, many Windows programs are still floating around with vulnerable versions of curl, having included the software into their "package" but never bothering to update it.
I care more about the security of the users than the feelings of the developers. It's that simple. Developers are a tiny fraction of total computer users. The needs of the many outweigh the wants of the few.