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Re:Snaps are universal Linux packages by dberg on Thursday February 02, 2017 @10:57PM (#13557552)
I found this confusing given all the Snapchat IPO noise today. Coincedence ?
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Re:Snaps are universal Linux packages by Lintaris on Friday February 03, 2017 @05:36AM (#13558935)
Snapchat is based on Ubuntu servers. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/04/ubuntu-infographic

Coincidence?

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Re:Snaps are universal Linux packages by boomboomsubban on Friday February 03, 2017 @12:02AM (#13557808)
Probably, or the poster also saw the noise and it led them to think about snaps.
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Re:Snaps are universal Linux packages by notatoad on Friday February 03, 2017 @01:10AM (#13558087)
There's a comment at the bottom of the snapchat $2Bn google cloud thread wondering why a package manager needs that much cloud infrastructure :)
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