@fhoekstra@Arghblarg A #Flatpak app can be nice when you don’t have the app available in repositories or source to compile.
If you have the app in your distribution repository, and it is up to date, it is probably better to use the distribution version as they tend to use less storage.
I mostly mean from an advocate perspective, if a closed-source app developer doesnt want to build for Linux because the Linux desktop landscape is diverse and complex, you can tell them to just build a Flatpak and it will work and be installable everywhere.
That is a path of least resistance for developers which, I think, is leading to better app availability and compatibility for the Linux desktop.
I understand your perspective, but i am very happy that all these isolation options exist.
All those companies saying that developing a Linux app is too complex can just shut up and build a Flatpak.
@fhoekstra @Arghblarg A #Flatpak app can be nice when you don’t have the app available in repositories or source to compile.
If you have the app in your distribution repository, and it is up to date, it is probably better to use the distribution version as they tend to use less storage.
100%! Often integrates better too.
I mostly mean from an advocate perspective, if a closed-source app developer doesnt want to build for Linux because the Linux desktop landscape is diverse and complex, you can tell them to just build a Flatpak and it will work and be installable everywhere.
That is a path of least resistance for developers which, I think, is leading to better app availability and compatibility for the Linux desktop.