Distributors entering Flatpakland

In which place did I tell you it was easier?

Learning from the mistakes of the competition is hard. But it’s also vital.

I wouldn’t have anything against distributions just being honest: we adopt and push flatpak on everyone because maintenance of packages is hard and we don’t want to be doing it. Flatpak is also slightly better at removing stuff you don’t need without leftover files. Okay. I can understand that.

This brings us more or less to the level of Windows 7 security where you download all sorts of crap from the internet, and the publisher has the final word.

But offering a sandbox that doesn’t quite protect you, and claiming “hey it’s better than nothing” is vile. It doesn’t provide anything more than a false sense of security. Like a counterfeit bulletproof vest.