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Re:Linux Mint drops Ubuntu Snap packages by madeofpalk on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @02:06PM (#23772567)
Sure, there's "even better" ways to go above what they did, but it seems to be than an open source company would at least by default develop open source software.

They had to have actively chosen to build this closed-source software, no.

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Re:Linux Mint drops Ubuntu Snap packages by berkes on Friday July 10, 2020 @09:20AM (#23791178)
I agree entirely.

My point was only that I expect an company like Canonical to not just open source everything, but to design it in such a way that it is useful for third parties.

To make the distinction with "open source waste", where companies Open Source the software they no longer want, maintain or monetize.

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