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I've been using Mint now for several years and been satisfied with it. I was afraid that the Ubuntu's snap mishegas would force me to move elsewhere, but this i
by Finnucane 6y ago
I've been using Mint now for several years and been satisfied with it. I was afraid that the Ubuntu's snap mishegas would force me to move elsewhere, but this is the message I was hoping to hear from the Mint team.
- simosx 6y agoThe Mint maintainer was really unprofessional in his announcement. It is OK to feel strongly about something, but using words like `backdoor` is really bad. With snap packages you get companies like Microsoft to deliver a native package for Skype, Jetbrain to deliver their whole developer portfolio, Spotify their music thing, etc. They can do so because they are basing the work in a common, stable runtime.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago> It is OK to feel strongly about something, but using words like `backdoor` is really bad. Okay, but... It is a backdoor. A user trying to install a deb get snap shoved down their throat. > They can do so because they are basing the work in a common, stable runtime. And none of that requires taking control from the user.
- kjs3 6y ago"I'm the HN shill for snap, posting dozens of times about how awesome snap is in a single thread, and since the Mint maintainer doesn't think snap is as awesome as I do, I'll call him unprofessional". FTFY.
- Finnucane 6y agoThey could also do that with flatpak or appimage.
- nihil75 6y agoPretty sure you could still install Snap if you wanted to. It just won't come pre-installed?