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		necovek on March 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default Sure, but I don't think it would have been much effort to build a snap store server with the client and package format open source. IOW, if RH wanted to "join in", there was a cheaper path forward.

toyg on March 29, 2023 [–]

You don't want to be a sharecropper; using a format you can't meaningfully influence for something as key as application installation, is an obvious non-starter for any serious distribution.

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