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>> If we continue to push back on bundling, we need to improve our tools and processes and policies to make it feasible to maintain unbundled packages. Otherwis
by phkahler 3y ago
>> If we continue to push back on bundling, we need to improve our tools and processes and policies to make it feasible to maintain unbundled packages. Otherwise, we need to build tools and processes and policies around bundled dependencies.
Or neither. The dependency hell created by that approach could be considered a bug with the software created that way - even a blocker. Like hey, your project isn't going to get included until it's not a giant spaghetti pile of dependencies.
- jancsika 3y agoBut they've already caved for Firefox and Chromium.
- rcxdude 3y agoGiven users are generally much more attached to applications than distributions, that's unlikely to work out well for the distros.
- phkahler 3y agoIt was just another possible way to look at it. I prefer distro-provided packages myself, and won't jump through many hoops beyond that simplicity.
- eternityforest 3y agoI'm not really a fan of dynamic linking and shared packages. It's an idea that developed on hand-maintained systems used to process data and run CLI apps. Snaps and APKs seem to work much better for large apps on installs meant to be replaceable commodites that can always be rebuilt I switched to Ubuntu recently, and I'm very glad I did. The app selection is much larger, and they just work without any fussing.