I like to run a pretty lean system, and flatpak gives me the ability to install some of the bloatier packages without the deep system dependencies they bring wi

I like to run a pretty lean system, and flatpak gives me the ability to install some of the bloatier packages without the deep system dependencies they bring with them in a package manager. Installing a PDF reader should not forcibly install Udisks2 and upower. A lot of commenters are upset that maintainers are being removed from the equation. Can't each distro just set up their own maintained repository? If I understand correctly, there's nothing about flatpak that actually prevents traditional maintaining. The only thing distros have to do is integrate flatpak, set up their own repository as default, and note that user should use other repositories at their own risk. Which is basically how things already work. Is there a valid reason to hate flatpak itself, or are you all just too caught up in hating change to actually evaluate it?