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> Though, other OSes are getting sandboxing for applications and Linux needs to not get left behind, so I'm glad it's being solved. it should have been very te
by jcelerier 2y ago
> Though, other OSes are getting sandboxing for applications and Linux needs to not get left behind, so I'm glad it's being solved.
it should have been very telling to the linux community that Microsoft with all its mighty billion dollars wasn't able to force sandboxing on the users with WinRT and had to backtrack and allow Win32 apps again. Hell, people moved to linux because MS tried that.
- tapoxi 2y agoThat's not because of the sandboxing, that's because WinRT required UWP. Microsoft since introduced Win32 sandboxing, which is how the Microsoft Store, most "inbox" apps on Windows, and Game Pass games work. But sandboxing isn't a requirement on Linux, its an optional distribution method. When you look at a console like the Steam Deck, that system practically requires you to use Flatpaks for third-party software because the OS is an immutable image. If you install anything through pacman it will be wiped on the next OS upgrade.