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It means one package for all Linux systems, which is a huge benefit from the developer perspective.
by macco 10y ago
It means one package for all Linux systems, which is a huge benefit from the developer perspective.
- takluyver 10y agoAssuming that all Linux systems adopt it, which is far from a given. Ubuntu 16.04 already has 'snappy' packages, which seem to have similar goals.
- mtgx 10y agoIf they have Gnome 3.20+, it should work on them. Unlike Snappy, flatpaks require Wayland, which means they won't have the security issues that snappy apps will (with X11): https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/42320.html https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/42320.html
- takluyver 10y agoSo if you're using Wayland, they're equally secure, and if you're using X, you can use snappy but not flatpak? That doesn't seem like a great point for adoption of flatpak.
- alexlarsson 10y agoflatpak works with X, it will just be less secure
- ramblenode 10y agoYou could say this about any package manager with sufficient mindshare across distros.
- Nullabillity 10y agoThat applies to Nix as well.