@omgubuntu Snaps really are a damaged brand on the desktop. I do think they have real utility though that sets them apart from Flatpaks (being able to set up a Plex server with one command is pretty excellent), but Canonical needs to pay more attention to developers to address what's making Snap so unattractive for them.
@omgubuntu I really cannot wrap my head around any of these packaging formats to be honest. Just using PyInstaller to build a zip, I know it's not ideal.
@omgubuntu yeaaaaah I had an app or two snapped up and then promptly abandoned by Canonical employees. Then I get issues filed about how it is outdated or doesn't work right.
Making it easier for others to snap my apps doesn’t really make the situation better. 🤷
@omgubuntu Isn't that going to result in people flooding repos with issues for a packaging format that isn't even supported by the developer of those apps?
@AtPlume most likely, yeah - tho that’s already the case as the bulk of snaps by the “snapcrafters” team (which has been around for years) are unofficial packages. I don’t think there’s been a big uptick in upstream bugs* about the snaps. But it’s def a consideration. Unasked burden of support 💁🏻♂️
*i’d reason few people install the snap builds for many of these apps. Snap usage seems to be mainly for closed source software as the snapcrafter builds are often out of date
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