Re:Opera launches as a snap for Linux users
by taway234252 on Thursday August 02, 2018 @02:32PM
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Without the "fragmentation" the problem of third parties censoring applications would be even worse and it still wouldn't be any easier to deploy anything. If you want a proprietary centralized service loaded with malware, there are already plenty of those to choose from on other systems, complete with their own gatekeepers.
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Re:Opera launches as a snap for Linux users
by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday August 02, 2018 @04:13PM
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Neither MacOS nor Windows prevent you from installing any application you desire[0], direct from the vendor. That has only recently begun to change thanks to app stores, which bear a remarkable similarity to package repos.
[0]Ok, there are some hoops regarding unsigned drivers.