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Re:Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default by bantunes on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:40AM (#35355208)
I thought flatpak was a response to Ubuntu not open-sourcing the snap store code.
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Re:Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default by necovek on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:44AM (#35355240)
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.

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Re:Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default by toyg on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @10:16AM (#35357626)
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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