If there are ever any 'potentially critical components ... only available via snaps', many of us will bail to distros that don't have that weakness. I don't us

If there are ever any 'potentially critical components ... only available via snaps', many of us will bail to distros that don't have that weakness. I don't use, but see the advantages of such packaging. But auto-updating software (FOSS or blob) brings-in it's own barrel of concerns. In the event of something 'critical', a -message- alerting the user ... who can then research and decide ... is far preferable.