• [$] Another Fedora Flatpak discussion

    From LWN.net@86:200/23 to All on Fri Nov 14 06:40:07 2025

    Many distributions provide support out of the proverbial box for
    Flatpak packages, but Fedora is unusual in that it also provides, and
    defaults, to its own repository of Fedora-built Flatpaks. This has been
    a source of confusion for Fedora users, who expect to get the Flatpak
    built by the original developers and hosted on Flathub. It has also been a source
    of conflict with upstream projects, because users complain of bugs in
    Flatpak packages they are not responsible for. The situation has also frustrated some
    Fedora developers, who would prefer to offer put Flathub's offerings
    first. A new complaint that Fedora has apparently used manifests
    from Flathub to build the packages for Fedora-without giving credit to
    the original authors-has spurred discussions about Fedora's
    Flatpaks once again. While no concrete changes are on the table, yet,
    there may be some movement toward addressing persistent complaints.

    https://lwn.net/Articles/1045247/
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  • From LWN.net@86:200/23 to All on Sat Nov 15 06:40:08 2025

    Many distributions provide support out of the proverbial box for
    Flatpak packages, but Fedora is unusual in that it also provides, and
    defaults, to its own repository of Fedora-built Flatpaks. This has been
    a source of confusion for Fedora users, who expect to get the Flatpak
    built by the original developers and hosted on Flathub. It has also been a source
    of conflict with upstream projects, because users complain of bugs in
    Flatpak packages they are not responsible for. The situation has also frustrated some
    Fedora developers, who would prefer to put Flathub's offerings
    first. A new complaint that Fedora has apparently used manifests
    from Flathub to build the packages for Fedora-without giving credit to
    the original authors-has spurred discussions about Fedora's
    Flatpaks once again. While no concrete changes are on the table, yet,
    there may be some movement toward addressing persistent complaints.

    https://lwn.net/Articles/1045247/
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