#Snap
I wonder who will get blamed for this.
"13,000 Alabamians risk losing food stamps under new debt ceiling deal"
Who receives #foodbenefits? It may not be who you think
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/data-work-requirements-food-benefits-snap-rcna86440?utm_source=pocket-newtab
#Workrequirement proponents say the problem is #unemployment, but nearly 4 out of 5 households in the #SNAP program have at least one person #working.
@danielfgom @lproven Lennard at #Microsoft ... Soon PID 1 of #Windows will be #systemd ... So let us install #snapd ... OK, lots more of apps ...I CANNOT PRINT!!! ... Let's install the #CUPS #Snap ... And Windows gets just anothjer (#immutable ?) distro ...
@danielfgom @lproven #Snap is a distro-independent packaging system, no individual Snap Stores for each distro are required, so upstreams can snap their apps and distros do not need to individually package them, the idea is one standard, no re-invention of the wheel, distro packagers can get re-assigned to work on upstream coding ...
But, as usual when you introduce a new standard: There are 10 methods to solve this ... Let's create a standard for this ... There are 11 methods to solve this ...
Another nice article about the all- #Snap #Ubuntu desktop distro:
https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/06/desktop_ubuntu_core_in_2024/
@lproven , thanks a lot for this nice article!
Snap contrata chefe de engenharia do Google
Confira! 👇
https://olhardigital.com.br/2023/06/06/pro/snap-contrata-chefe-de-engenharia-do-google/
A lot of distros will probably be affected by Ubuntu switching to an immutable, fully "snapped" base.
As far as I know, most Ubuntu-based distros still rely on Canonical to provide updates for the Ubuntu base itself and many packages we install.
I'm guessing this move might force those distros to either integrate Snaps as well or roll out their own infrastructure for updates.
I'd appreciate it if someone can provide some insight on this.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/canonical-planning-an-immutable-desktop-version-of-ubuntu/
Il #2024 vedrà la prima #Ubuntu #desktop totalmente basata su #applicazioni #Snap?
How do I view the manual page for Firefox snap #2204 #firefox #snap #manpage #documentation
I didn't know there was so heated discussions/opinions about #Flatpak in the #linux developers community. 🔥
I can't imagine what they're saying about #Snap ☺️
PS : I'm just a simple Linux user. Still forever learning. So I probably just understand half the implications of what they're saying. Nevertheless, it's interesting from an educational point of view. 🤓
https://blog.brixit.nl/developers-are-lazy-thus-flatpak/
https://theevilskeleton.gitlab.io/2023/06/04/response-to-developers-are-lazy-thus-flatpak.html
I can't open snap programs #updates #snap #updatemanager #2304 #snapstore
5年ぶりのKPOP仕様、白間美瑠様Cutまとめ #白間美瑠 #queendompuzzle #SNAP #fyp https://www.wacoca.com/videos/1760467/nmb48/
#5年ぶりのKPOP仕様白間美瑠様Cutまとめ #fyp #nmb48 #QUEENDOMPUZZLE #snap #Vlog #白間美瑠
Wiecie, co jest najlepsze w #Gentoo?
Kiedy wszyscy dookoła mówią "wasze podejście jest przestarzałe, teraz #Flatpak się liczy, #snap się liczy, autorzy zajmują się dystrybucją swoich projektów"…
Możemy po prostu sobie wzruszyć ramionami, i odpowiedzieć "mamy to gdzieś". Nie jesteśmy na korporacyjnej pensji, nie musimy małpować fajnych dzieciaków, nie musimy niszczyć świata IT dla zysku i wspomagać planowanego postarzania komputerów.
Robimy wszystko tak, jak nasi użytkownicy tego chcą. Niefajne dzieci też się liczą.
You know what's really great about #Gentoo?
When everyone around you is like "you're obsolete, #Flatpak is the thing, #snap is the thing, upstream #packaging is the thing"…
You can just shrug and tell them you don't care. You're not on corporate payroll, you don't have to do whatever cool kids do, you don't have to make IT worse for easy profit.
You just do things the way your users want them done. Uncool kids are important too.
NEW: “Work-requirement proponents say the problem is unemployment, but nearly 4 out of 5 households in the SNAP program have at least one person working.” #SNAP #DataViz #DebtCeiling
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/data-work-requirements-food-benefits-snap-rcna86440
Immutable GNU/Linux-Systeme sind ein viel diskutiertes Thema. Heute habe ich einen Blogeintrag dazu geschrieben, weswegen ich in absehbarer Zukunft nicht auf eine unveränderliche Distribution setzen werde.
https://fschaar.de/unveraenderliche-pinguine/
#FLOSS #FOSS #Linux #GNU #Fedora #Silverblue #openSUSE #MicroOS #Aeon #Flatpak #Snap #Ubuntu #Debian #Blog #Kaffeediffusion
“Let’s be clear: Jesus Christ himself would have failed to meet the guidelines for help. He was, after all, a single man, less than the age of 55, with no dependents and unemployed.” Darrell Ehrlick, discussing the work requirements the for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (#SNAP i.e., Food Stamps). But remember, some say the #US is founded on Christian principles.
Por lo que veo, Canonical sigue tratando de reinventar Windows. O MacOS. O el SO de escritorio, en general.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-core-an-immutable-linux-desktop
Y las novedades respecto de LibreOffice en Red Hat parecen apuntar en una dirección semejante, mutatis mutandis (Flatpak por Snap).
O bien estos intentos quedarán en la nada, o tendremos unos próximos años de lo más interesantes.
(Mentira, muchos de mis colegas y yo seguiremos con variantes de Arch, y con la distro liviana de turno para máquinas de bajos recursos.)
Ubuntu kompletnie się zmieni i przejdzie na full-Snap
从下一个 LTS 版开始，Ubuntu 将另外提供一个完全基于 snap，拥有「不可变」 (immutable) 特性的操作系统版本。2015 年的 Ubuntu Core 已经有了此类特性，不过这次 Ubuntu 把此特性搬到了桌面操作系统。
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/immutable-all-snap-ubuntu-desktop
#Ubuntu #Snap
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With #DebtCeiling Deal #GOP Seeks Changes And New Requirements To Qualify For #SNAP #FoodStamp benefits.
Many states will have to add work or training programs for recipients, but for first time ever, homeless may not have to jump through such hoops for federal food aid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/31/snap-work-requirements-debt-ceiling-deal/
A lawsuit filed by the Forest Hills School District against multiple social media platforms has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for Northern California, where it will be litigated along with at least 86 other civil actions:
NOTE: The news article does not seem to name or link to the litigation, but they are likely reporting on In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 3047), 22-MD-3047-YGR. The court has set up an informational page about the case with links at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/in-re-social-media-adolescent-addiction-personal-injury-products-liability-litigation-mdl-no-3047/
#SocialMedia #Litigation #Youth #Liability #harm #depression #anxiety #YouTube #TikTok #Meta #Instagram #Snap #ByteDance #Google #Alphabet
Circola voce che uscirà una versione di #Ubuntu Desktop interamente basata su #Snap.
Come dicevo qualche settimana fa, lo Snap store mi ricorda lo store di Windows Phone con pochissime App, molte non ufficiali e spesso non aggiornate da anni. Tuttavia questa versione all-snap mi incuriosisce molto.
Mi par di capire che Snap sia più flessibile di flatpak perché anche il kernel, ad esempio, sarà un pacchetto Snap, cosa che non so se sia possibile con Flatpak. Vedremo.
The experiment being today is hypothetically the day the Snap was reversed, so do you know what you were doing today 5 years ago when the Snap happened and half of the universe's population disappeared?
I do; taking my wife to physical therapy. Would have sucked if I snapped out, since I was driving.
"Reddit Poses a Thought Experiment on Thanos' Snap Day" The Mary Sue https://www.themarysue.com/reddit-poses-a-thought-experiment-on-thanos-snap-day/
@9to5linux I am excited about the possibilities that come with an immutable system (especially long-term stability)! I have recently been tinkering with #silverblue from @fedora and it is awesome!
That being said, I remain disappointed that @ubuntu continues to push #snap (especially to the detriment of #flatpak). Nothing is ever going to be perfect, but I appreciate Flatpak's focus on an open ecosystem!
Along with the standard deb version, Canonical plans to release an all-snap version of @ubuntu https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/An-All-Snap-Version-of-Ubuntu-is-In-The-Works #Ubuntu #snap #Linux #OpenSource #OS #LTS #Canonical
🛠️ Title: Heroic Games Launcher
🦊️ What's: A libre game launcher for Epic Games & GOG stores
🏡️ https://heroicgameslauncher.com
🐣️ https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher
🔖 #LinuxTool #Flagship #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/
🥁️ Update (stable): 2.8.0
⚗️ Major upgrade 🪙️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases
🐘 From: https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher/110462496706837038
🦝️ https://invidious.lunar.icu/1JwY_Vie4SE
🐧 https://invidious.lunar.icu/zU2Ej3cD6Dg
💥️🐧[fr] https://invidious.lunar.icu/IZy6idDg-Ik
A Snap-based, containerized Ubuntu desktop could be offered in 2024 - Enlarge / Some of the many Snap apps available in Ubuntu's Snap Store, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1943105 #containerization #edgecomputing #ubuntucore #flatpak #biz #ubuntu #tech #snap #iot
Ars Technica: A Snap-based, containerized Ubuntu desktop could be offered in 2024 https://arstechnica.com/?p=1943105 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #containerization #edgecomputing #ubuntucore #flatpak #Biz&IT #Ubuntu #Tech #snap #iot
All-Snap Ubuntu Desktop
Canonical plant für 2024 eine rein auf Snap-Paketen basierende, unveränderliche Variante.
#immutable #Ubuntu #Snap #Canonical #24.04 #Linux
An immutable #ubuntu desktop built on snaps may be the right tool to showcase the abilities of #snap as a packaging format. CLI tools can be snapped right away and autoupdate, could make of this a semi rolling distro. Can't wait to see what the team at #Canonical is preparing.
Блин,
ну вот куда они все свернули?
Canonical готовит вариант Ubuntu Desktop, содержащий только пакеты Snap.
Fedora уже во всю делает варианты immutable варианты, предусматривающие установку из пакетов Flatpak.
Вместо органичного встраивания нового софта в ОС пользователю предлагается разводить зоопарк песочниц с программами под управлением ОС...
Им лень что ли пилить умные инсталяторы/деинсталяторы?
https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=59055
Via Aaron Fritschner:
🚨#CBO says #DebtLimit provisions negotiated by the White House will *expand* direct spending on #SNAP and the number of recipients on net.
The expansion to veterans, homeless, and foster youth is larger than the effects of the age 49-54 work requirements
https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2023-05/hr3746_Letter_McCarthy.pdf
All-Snap Ubuntu Desktop Coming Next Year https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/immutable-all-snap-ubuntu-desktop #ubuntu #snap
This is important perspective to have when discussing the deal for raising the debt ceiling today.
@bgtlover @Linux AFAIK #flatpak does not support packaging system services/daemons, it is made for desktop applications only. See also https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-March-2022/#flatpak-and-printing Tell me if this has changed in the mean time. #Snap explicitly supports packaging daemons ...
::: Ubuntu takes CUPS printing stack to a single handy Snap :ubuntu:
This concerns specifically the non-IPP-driverless printers.
"Snapping" apps like this are apparently good for LTS releases for continuity & stability - Snap packaging has lately matured in a rapid manner.
CUPS as Snap already available => https://snapcraft.io/cups
Listen all about it from Till Kamppeter - the OpenPrinting project leader
=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-_aUNZMvko&t=10810s
#CUPS #printing #Linux #Ubuntu #printers #drivers #LinuxAppSummit #LAS @till #SnapStore #Snapcraft #development #OpenPrinting #snap
@omgubuntu #OMGUbuntu writes: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/cups-snap-ubuntu-23-10
Citing from the #OpenPrinting May News that we switch to the #CUPS #Snap in #Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur. See also https://ubuntu.social/@omgubuntu@floss.social/110453285731897061 here on Mastodon. Lots of Snap hater's comments, as usual, on both the original article and on Mastodon ...
"I understand that Snap is meant to release us from dependency hell and I know why you’ve put each one in its own little sandbox, but honestly, even ChromeOS running a Linux application in its virtual machine is faster than this, and it doesn’t require everything to come from one distribution hub, or mess with access to hardware. (...) I need a distro that understands me and works with me, not against me!"
Same here and why I moved to #Fedora
🛠️ Title: Godot Engine
🦊️ What's: A libre game engine & IDE
🏡️ https://www.godotengine.org
🐣️ https://github.com/godotengine
🔖 #LinuxGameDev #Flagship #LibreGameEngine
📦️ #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/
🥁️ Update (dev): 4.1 dev 3 & 3.6 beta 2
⚗️ Code improvement 🚀️
📌️ Changes:
https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-1-dev-3/
https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-6-beta-2/
🐘 From:
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@yurisizov/110429757486666095
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@akien/110429285601993287
🦝️ https://invidious.lunar.icu/gHXp9Qpfgy4
💥️🎮️ https://invidious.lunar.icu/UYZtqzndlPE
💥️🎮️ https://invidious.lunar.icu/zgPq_YdVSNg
It sounds like a reasonable idea: the GOP wants to require people age 50-55 without kids to work if they want to get food stamps.
But there are a few problems with painting that group as slackers: most of those people already work, and most of those who don't work aren't working because they are caring for kids or elders or dealing with significant health issues.
More on the numbers: https://theconversation.com/gops-proposed-expansion-of-snap-work-requirements-targets-many-low-income-people-in-their-early-50s-but-many-of-them-already-work-205960
#News #DebtCeiling #SNAP #WorkRequirements
🛠️ Title: Godot Engine
🦊️ What's: A libre game engine & IDE
🏡️ https://www.godotengine.org
🐣️ https://github.com/godotengine
🦉️ https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@godotengine
🔖 #LinuxGameDev #Flagship #LibreGameEngine
📦️ #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/
🥁️ Update (dev): 4.0.3 RC 2 & 4.1 dev 2
⚗️ Loads of new features ⭐️
📌️ Changes: https://godotengine.org/blog/
🐘 From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/110361260207598261
🦝️ https://yewtu.be/gHXp9Qpfgy4
🕯️ https://yewtu.be/CBzogGd1ijI
🎮️ https://yewtu.be/Cm9AqIYg0Z8
🎮️ https://yewtu.be/BmLC8ejgDGg
🛠️ Title: yuzu
🦊️ What's: A libre emulator for the Nintendo Switch
🏡️ https://yuzu-emu.org/
🐣️ https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu
🔖 #LinuxEmulation #Nintendo
📦️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Flatpak #Snap
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/
🥁️ Update: PR202304
⚗️ Loads of new features ⭐️
📌️ Changes: https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-progress-report-apr-2023/
🐘 From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/110361260207598261
🕯️ https://yewtu.be/j0fXerrGjF4
🕯️[fr] https://yewtu.be/_qdgC0SHHHY
🎮️ https://yewtu.be/vZdZYyDZvko
@hazelweakly I know and I really would love to see that.
Basically porting a lot of advantages from #snap, #fish and #PyCharm to #bash...
Pretty shure this would require either a derivative language [i.e. "enhanced bash" / "ebash"] or require some preprocessor approach like #Blitz [#BASIC] and #Sass [#TypeScript]...
#Ubuntu und seine Ableger (ja, auch Mint und mittelbar Pop!_OS) spielen sich mit dem #Snap-Desaster, bizarren Sonderwegen und Werbung im System an den Rand. #Fedora und #openSUSE richtige sich mMn schon an Geeks, man muss auch Repos für Video-Hardwarebeschleunigung und Mainstream-Codecs aktivieren und solche Späße. Distro-Upgrades (oder Tumbleweed) sind bei Fedora und openSUSE auch nicht unproblematisch. Dann bleibt nicht mehr viel übrig. Arch, #EndeavourOS und Co. sind für Nerds.
🛠️ Title: Heroic Games Launcher
🦊️ What's: A libre game launcher for Epic Games & GOG stores, & locally installed games
🏡️ https://heroicgameslauncher.com
🐣️ https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher
🔖 #LinuxTool #Flagship #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/
🥁️ Update (stable): 2.7.1
⚗️ Hotfix 🐞️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases
🐘 From: https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher/110303966091522560
🦝️ https://yewtu.be/1JwY_Vie4SE
🐧 https://yewtu.be/zU2Ej3cD6Dg
::: Did you know? - SPOTIFY provides an OFFICIAL snap package for UBUNTU Linux :ubuntu: 🎧
Open the Software app in Ubuntu, search for, yes you guessed it, "Spotify" - click to install and indeed that's it.
For these proprietary and closed source software - it is quite recommended to use the sandboxed Snap or (the unofficial) Flatpak - not a .deb file which has access to users /home.
'Nuff said & enjoy the MUSIC :ablobcatrave:
=> https://snapcraft.io/spotify
#Spotify #Linux #Ubuntu #official #Snap #package #music #Nightwish #TheBeatles #Yes #Software #SnapStore
Just read a post on #Flatpak vs #Snap. Personally I hate snap but I honestly can't say flatpak is much better.
So out of honest curiosity a #poll: which #packaging system do you prefer and (if desired) why?
The official Firefox snap package evolves - updating boost :firefox:
The official snapped Mozilla Firefox - enables running the browser more securely in a sandbox.
New snacks to the pack of foxes lately?
* Multi-thread CPU decompression reduced Firefox start up time alot
* Canonical (Ubuntu) implemented a new streamlined update (also for ALL desktop snaps)
* Spellcheck dictionary integration
* Firefox PDF font rendering
* Firefox is the last hope for a non-Google browser
All of it => https://snapcraft.io/blog/firefox-snap-updates-and-upgrades
#Firefox #browsers #Linux #Mozilla #Canonical #Ubuntu #Snap #PDF #desktop #web
On upgrade #Ubuntu 23.04 removes #GNOME Software and reinstalls the #snap store. I don't like the upgrade removing software I have chosen to install for no good reason other than #Canonical trying to push their stuff. Do whatever you want for default installs, but keep my choices on upgrade!
@opensuse NOICE!
Personally, I think all are good ideas, tho #Snap is better for #Server, #FlatPak better for #Desktop and #AppImage works best for single standalone executeables.
I've used all 3 of them and I do prefer Flatpak for Desktop since it has a proper #PackageManager [unlike #AppImage] and is wider adopted than Snap...
My ~/Downloads directory is a symlink to a directory in my .nobackup dir, so it isn't included in backups.
I've been trying for days, but I can't get Firefox on Ubuntu to access this directory. I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out why I can't download files.
It finally dawned on me why.
IT'S A FUCKING SNAP.
#ExpandSNAP, USA.
Instead of letting the GOP take food away from people.
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RT @mattbc
At noon, Sen. @JohnFetterman will gavel to order a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee on #SNAP. (Livestream: https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/snap-and-other-nutrition-assistance-in-the-farm-bill)
Republicans, led by @SpeakerMcCarthy, want to cut #SNAP, so we asked disabled voters what they think of the program:
https://twitter.com/mattbc/status/1648714012039815170
So Iowa isn't just a #ForcedBirth state, it's a state where children are now to be starved, literally. The state legislature has just authorized an $18m project to kick people off of #SNAP (aka #FoodStamps). 270,000 people in Iowa rely on SNAP: elderly people, disabled people, and parents who can't feed their kids.
7/
@versodiverso @Sampei Nel caso di #Inkscape, se non usi la versione nei repos (che cmq ora sono via #Snap con i pro e contro di tale sistema - Di norma il comportamento è coerente, per quello che ho visto) devi smanettare parecchio dentro a Inkscape stesso e appunto verificare di agganciare poi con il panel che ti dicevo quello che cerchi. Male che va chiedi su @inkscape che ti rispondono sicuramente
Those moms are less likely to advance professionally, have lower lifetime earnings, and a higher likelihood of in adequate pension savings.
Universal childcare is the *only* way to guarantee a living wage to childcare *workers*, who are disproportionately likely to rely on public assistance, including #SNAP (AKA #FoodStamps) to make ends meet. These stressors affect childcare workers' job performance, and also generate public expenditures to keep those workers fed and housed.
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You didn't think this was an article on the failings of Snap/Flatpak, but it is absolutely an article (also) on the failings of #Snap / #Flatpak
https://blog.sunfishcode.online/no-ghosts/ by @sunfish
Oh #Snap! I did not see this coming. https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-ditch-snap/
It's super interesting to see one of the main attempts for a Linux "It Just Works" binary distribution go by the wayside.
I don't have any strong feelings towards it vs #flatpak vs #appimage, but right now the vast majority of my installed apps (both at home and at work) don't seem to be snap-based.
Do you (or did you ever) use any #Snaps on your #MobileLinux/ #LinuxMobile device?
(Replies with links to snaps appreciated!)
#snap #snapcraft #pinephone
It took roughly 1 second to startup #Firefox (#Snap) on a cheap 550€ laptop I bought in 2017.
People keep saying it takes 3 seconds. Either they've improved upon #Snaps tremendeously on #Ubuntu OR it's just a blatant lie OR they're using archaic hardware if mine is 5 years old by now and a budget laptop...
Snaps are not that bad, folks... Don't worry about the "infamous startup times", they're exaggerated.
Ooops Up...
The Power...
Then another '92 track.
SNAP! - Rhythm Is A Dancer
Every time I talk about #Flatpak, #Snap, or any packaging format, I get comments asking what the differences are, which one is the best, why you should use one over the other...
So I decided to revisit a previous video I made 3 years ago, and give a more up to date explanation on the various packaging formats on #Linux: the good old DEBs and RPMs, Flatpaks, Snaps, AppImages, and the AUR.
Should be better than my old video, if only on the image quality / script side :D
Last week I dunked on #Snap and #Flatpak because I think both formats are more trouble than they're worth, so here's a short thread where I actually make a few arguments against both.
This will largely address why the theoretical benefits of both formats just don't hold up in practice. That is the ability to make a single package that will work across all #Linux distributions, and a safe sandbox for the user to run untrusted applications in. 🧵 1/14
Another #Firefox bug that only happens in #Snap. Oh how joyful. Not. Snap is crap, and so is Flatpak. Both make Firefox slower and more bug-prone, and since they behave differently than vanilla Firefox we end up doing more work for no gain.
I recommend staying away from Snap/Flatpak-packaged versions of Firefox. Look up how to get rid of them and use the native package for your distro. Or download the binaries directly from mozilla.org, once installed they auto-update automatically.
People on SNAP (food stamps) can spend less through the program than before, as the pandemic-inspired boost just expired.
Tens of millions of Americans are poorer than most other Americans seem to realize. SNAP makes up 20-30% of an average grocery store's sales, and one in five SNAP households includes someone with a disability.
We should be expanding this program, not shrinking it.
https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/22/more-stores-are-accepting-snap-benefits-for-online-grocery-orders/
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#economics #disability #poverty #snap #food #FoodInsecurity
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.
So I’m not surprised by the decision to remove Flatpak from Ubuntu flavors and prevent them from including it—it’s a “competing” tech that virtually everyone in the Linux space who isn't Canonical has rallied behind, after all. You wouldn’t want to make it easy to install 2,000 apps from indie devs and big names alike via Flathub, or to use the unique and compelling ecosystem of elementary AppCenter, or to get the very latest straight from GNOME.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/02/ubuntu-flavors-no-flatpak
This was *after* being on the Snap technical board and attending Snap events while also exploring Flatpak and its direction. Incidentally, it was also after Canonical straight made up quotes from us for their blog post, which we had to thoroughly review and ask them to edit before publishing. They still published it with an extremely misleading title:
https://snapcraft.io/blog/elementary-on-why-snaps-are-right-for-their-linux-distro
Years ago elementary was approached by Canonical to become an official Ubuntu flavor. “All” we had to do was offer Snap out of the box. We debated it—being able to offload some additional infrastructure concerns was attractive—but we realized it helped Canonical more than it helped us, and we had chosen Flatpak for all of its benefits as covered here:
#Republicans now want to get rid of #SNAP or add more unnecessary and cruel work requirements
SNAP is the only way my family can afford food
Ripping away basic needs like food to try and force people to work will not improve the economy. It’s inhumane. It only adds to suffering and will make the hunger crisis and poverty MUCH worse. Food banks are struggling already and Workism is an evil and dangerous facade
It’s not about the economy. It’s always about the cruelty
@maop @p00k4 y sí es cierto que la gente se puso muy loca y hacen muchas barbaries con #docker (específicamente) y sí es horrible, pero no quita que el concepto bien usado sea de hecho bueno y que existan implementaciones razonables (#podman).
piensen que es lo que hace #OSX con sus aplicaciones que vienen con runtime, o el concepto detrás de #flatpak o #snap.
The #Iowa House bill as written would require (and the problems according to speakers):
-no candy/pop for those on #SNAP (problem for low-blood sugar folks);
-more documents (problem for those fleeing domestic violence);
-only one car (problem for 2 working adults);
-work requirements (problem for cancer patients on #Medicaid)
#publicassistance #assettest #republicans
https://iowastartingline.com/2023/01/26/legislators-get-an-earful-about-iowa-gops-controversial-snap-bill/
For no good reason, SNAP usually excludes purchasing hot prepared food. However, due repeated storm damage & outages, the rules have temporarily been relaxed in 26 CA counties. You can also get replacement value on your EBT card for storm-related food losses.
https://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/california-disaster-nutrition-assistance
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