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Thanks Brodie, I love this video! From the good old times a few years into working at #Canonical. #CUPS already used by every distro for several years, but not all apps sent jobs in PDF format yet, several, like OpenOffice (predecessor of #LibreOffice) still sent PostScript, standard of old #Unix times. And printers still needed drivers and some manufacturers made (usually closed-source) ones, and everyone with an integration more awkward than the other ...

Happy Tuesday!


What's wrong with #Ubuntu from #Canonical? Is it because of Snap in Ubuntu? I feel like Snap isn't really that bad, don't hate too much because of Snap in Ubuntu. Because there are still many superior aspects of Ubuntu and its variants. Ubuntu and other variants remain the best Linux for me ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
#Kubuntu #Lubuntu #UbuntuMATE #Xubuntu #UbuntuBudgie #UbuntuCinnamon


Oh Snap! Canonical now doing manual reviews for new packages due to scam apps https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/oh-snap-canonical-now-doing-manual-reviews-for-new-packages-due-to-scam-apps/

#Ubuntu #Linux #Canonical


Normally I would be the type commenting on the irrational component to controversial perceptions around the #Snap ecosystem.

But in this case even I would say that #Canonical are bang to rights given the repeat occurrences and the types of mitigation they could have introduced.

If they are only trying to avoid cost or amplifying the fear of it becoming a walled-garden then the current approach is biased too far in the other direction on both counts.


Knock knock. Who's there? More scam apps on Canonical's Snap Store! https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/knock-knock-whos-there-more-scam-apps-on-canonicals-snap-store/

#Ubuntu #Canonical #Snaps


more snaps, more ransom , less listening. no thanks. i switched already away from #Ubuntu #Canonical to something less invasive.


Snap store from Canonical (Ubuntu) hit with another crypto scam app https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/snap-store-from-canonical-ubuntu-hit-with-another-crypto-scam-app/

#Ubuntu #Canonical #Crypto


Cross-distribution support improvements coming for Canonical's Snap packages https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/cross-distribution-support-improvements-coming-for-canonicals-snap-packages/

#Linux #Snap #Canonical #Ubuntu


Well, #Snap may be better on the #Server side but considering the "standard by consensus" on #FLOSS they should admit defeat and go with #FlatPak.

Espechally since #Canonical doesn't seem to yet provide the benefit of a #centralized #repo in the form of #QualityControl and #Verification of #Developers...

@BrodieOnLinux took a look at the case:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zl_Y8vSteo


OFC, one does always buy into an #Ecosystem...

I think #Canonical should not #hamfist #Snap too hard and instead work towards a safe alliance to enshure portability of #Linux applications across Distros to replace the #RedHat dominance and avoid a #Duopoly if not #Tripoly for their own sake.

Which reminds me that @EU_Commission not calling out #RHEL and #Autodesk as #Market #Gatekeepers shows that those decisionmakers know shit about #tech.


@thelinuxexperiment @ubuntu

Also, Snaps are only available from proprietary snapstore, which sucks. But if Ubuntu is really succeeding to control all these apps and keep their store save, AND have a Desktop that containerizes everything, that would be great!

So with Official Ubuntu comes also official security, signed ISOs and so on.

#commercial #Landscape #SLAs #Canonical


the big disadvantage I see is lack of #commercial support, since #Landscape and #SLAs offered by #Canonical as opt-in are the main selling point of @ubuntu ...


Snap store from Canonical hit with malicious apps https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/snap-store-from-canonical-hit-with-malicious-apps/

#Ubuntu #Snap #Canonical


#LXD container-management system is no longer a part of the https://linuxcontainers.org/ project:

#Canonical, the creator and main contributor of the LXD project has decided that after over 8 years as part of the Linux Containers community, the project would now be better served directly under Canonicalโ€™s own set of projects. https://lwn.net/Articles/937369/


This is a fantastic development! We should also thank forward-looking distros like @elementary and its AppCenter for Everyone initiative for paving the way.

Now, will #Canonical follow this move with Snap? Because I'd much rather support an ecosystem that in turn has the mechanisms in place to support the developers.

#FlatHub #Flatpak #Snap #Linux

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/flathub-seeks-funding-to-add-payments-donations-and-subscriptions/


"Ubuntu is drawing an ideological line in the sand that no-one has asked it to make."

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/02/ubuntu-flavors-no-flatpak

#Ubuntu #Canonical #flatpak


I'm still waiting for #Canonical to release Mir.

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