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Richard Brown, who's been working on this problem for 10 years at Suse, says he was wrong in 2017. Flatpak is now the clear way to go, if you care about securit
by canadaduane 4y ago
Richard Brown, who's been working on this problem for 10 years at Suse, says he was wrong in 2017. Flatpak is now the clear way to go, if you care about security, app updates, licensing, and multi-distro support (runtime dependencies).
https://ftp.fau.de/fosdem/2023/UA2.114%20(Baudoux)/containerised_apps.mp4 https://ftp.fau.de/fosdem/2023/UA2.114%20(Baudoux)/container...
- ekianjo 4y ago> security Erm... > we also reduce the ability for users to scrutinise the source in the Flathub build system that was used to build their application I don't think so
- davexunit 4y agoFlatpak offers convenience but it could never offer the security that the distros it is circumventing offer. Application bundling is just inherently insecure.
- goodpoint 4y agoHe's still wrong.