On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 01:26:21PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 05:05:23PM +0000, Debarshi Ray wrote:
> > At least we see where this is going.
> >
> > If RPMs of the graphical application work fine now, what on earth is
> > the point of forcing packagers to make Flatpaks? Sandboxing isn't one
> > of them - as already explained, sandboxing is orthogonal to packaging.
>
> How about reliable online updates of running applications as a
> benefit?
AND the ability to roll back, to choose beta or stable streams, etc.
For example, the Google Play app store, you can check a box to opt in
to beta versions of an app you're interested in following the bleeding
edge of.
Sounds like it would be an excellent feature to add to rpm/dnf.
Rich.
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