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They use Electron, but don't have a build for Linux. Why.

• eslaught 8y ago
  You can access it via web with any modern web browser, so does it matter?
  • Walkman 8y ago
    yes
  • brightball 8y ago
    Then why bother with the desktop client at all?
    • dewey 8y ago
      Some people like to have things in separate apps (even if they are not native) just so you can open and close it quicker than finding it in your tabs or getting distracted by all the other content open in your browser. That's why there are apps packaging websites in apps too: https://meetfranz.com https://meetfranz.com
      • brightball 8y ago
        I agree. I'm just wondering why that's a good enough reason not to have a Linux client when it's already using Electron?
  • givelinuxlove 8y ago
    Yes it matters. I could write a WebKit2 wrapper for the webapp in 10 minutes just so I can treat it a like a standalone app and not just another tab. If it's electron, give me linux.
• qudat 8y ago
  Having built an electron app with linux support: it takes time and effort to get it right, you have to come up with a different updating strategy than windows/mac, and they might not have many users on linux at the moment (low priority). It's not as simple as "add a flag to build linux." There's a little bit more to it.