Post 150010 by Jasper_Ben@linuxrocks.online
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 (DIR) Post #150010 by Jasper_Ben@linuxrocks.online
       2018-09-23T04:37:57Z
       
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       Honesty I am not a fan of the idea of flatpak and Co. With repositories I know the software to be tested and signed by the distros package maintainers, providing an extra layer of stability and security. I fear a new era of googling for binaries and downloading them from shady sites is approaching. When you boil it down this "new" approach isn't really new. It's called .exe on windows. And yes, it has its merits. But are we willing to deal with the drawbacks as well?
       
 (DIR) Post #150011 by hund@linuxrocks.online
       2018-09-23T07:41:19Z
       
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       @Jasper_Ben I find it highly unlikely that any major distro will stop making packages for their repository in favour of Flatpaks or anything like it. They're smart people, they know it's not designed for that.The users on the other hand.. A lot of users semms to be using and abusing it pretty well. :)
       
 (DIR) Post #150012 by Jasper_Ben@linuxrocks.online
       2018-09-23T14:02:32Z
       
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       @hund exactly, not every user knows how to get software "properly". Especially when users come over from windows and are used to the windows way of installing software. That's not how Linux is supposed to be. And just recently there was a case of multiple malware snaps being available in the snap store. Have yet to hear a similar story for e.g. the Debian main repository. And sure, you could probably use snap in a safe way. But can the average user?