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0 pointsbantunes2y ago0 comments

I thought flatpak was a response to Ubuntu not open-sourcing the snap store code.

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Sure, but I don't think it would have been much effort to build a snap store server with the client and package format open source.

IOW, if RH wanted to "join in", there was a cheaper path forward.

toyg2y ago

You don't want to be a sharecropper; using a format you can't meaningfully influence for something as key as application installation, is an obvious non-starter for any serious distribution.

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necovek2y ago

Sure, but I don't think it would have been much effort to build a snap store server with the client and package format open source.

IOW, if RH wanted to "join in", there was a cheaper path forward.

toyg2y ago

You don't want to be a sharecropper; using a format you can't meaningfully influence for something as key as application installation, is an obvious non-starter for any serious distribution.

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