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Why Flatpak Won and Snap and AppImage Didn't. - Cameron Knauff (youtube.com)
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[โ€“] alfredon996@feddit.it 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My issues with snaps are:

  • The server software is closed source and centralized
  • They create many block devices that can slow down booting the PC.
[โ€“] chocrates@piefed.world 1 points 3 months ago

I didn't realize, damn.