• Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Well if there’s an application that the developer only releases a flatpak for, do I have a choice in being one of those million if there’s no easy way to compile it myself? What if I’m a newbie linuxer and cannot get all the dev tools installed?

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      8 months ago

      do I have a choice in being one of those million if there’s no easy way to compile it myself?

      You always have a choice. Just yesterday, I had an app’s documentation say “install brew so you can download our application and themes”. I noped right out of there and found a different application altogether.

    • yukijoou@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 months ago

      what’s your point? if flatpak makes it easier for developers to package their software and easier for users to install it, there’s nothing wrong with it being famous