On: The new contribution workflow for Gnome

[johnny22]

the builder folks said they would accept a snap plugin, so snaps will work fine with this setup.

[audidude → johnny22]

The flatpak support is provided as a plugin. So assuming they do the same work and commit to maintaining it upstream, I'll accept it.

[sandGorgon → audidude]

@christian - what do you personally think is the long term future of snap vs flatpack. Is it going to be another 30 years of 2 different packaging formats.

[audidude → sandGorgon]

@sandGorgon: Hard to say at this point. My personal opinion is that when it comes to building, shipping, and securing desktop applications, Flatpak is the better design. That is why I put my energy behind that project. I make my bets with code.

[AsyncAwait → sandGorgon]

Not OP, but Flatpack I think Snaps will go the way of Mir in due time, Flatpack is integrated into GNOME.

[sandGorgon → AsyncAwait]

The opportunity for Linux is now - unify the future packaging format. It doesnt matter to me which one wins, as long as there is one.

life will be infinitely easier for people who will package linux software.

[curt15 → AsyncAwait]

They do have different scopes, however, as flatpaks are currently not designed to deliver system components.