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The fact that you have to post on a forum and argue with people why you need permission X for your snap package was enough for me to abort publishing on this pl
by chimen 6y ago
The fact that you have to post on a forum and argue with people why you need permission X for your snap package was enough for me to abort publishing on this platform. I should ask permissions from the users not from the platform publishers on a forum post.
- donmcronald 6y agoThis is exactly the issue I have with it. It feels like an attempt to control app distribution on Linux. No thanks. I'm so sick of the app store model. The app stores usurp control of distribution from developers which adds risk which reduces willingness to invest and the result is that app stores attract low effort, low value apps unless they're coming from a huge company. Everyone loses except the app store owners, big platforms like Facebook and Spotify, and spammers / scammers. The app store model is one of the worst things to happen to tech in my lifetime.
- simosx 6y agoBy default you ask your users for these permissions, if you do not want to get them from the Snap Store. That is, create your snap package and publish it on the Snap Store. Do not request to pre-approve any permissions. Arrange with your users to enable those permissions on demand.
- galgalesh 6y ago> The fact that you have to post on a forum and argue with people why you need permission X for your snap package was enough for me to abort publishing on this platform. I should ask permissions from the users not from the platform publishers on a forum post. The only reason to go on that forum is to ask for automatic permissions. If you do not do that, then it's your users who have to give you that permission.