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authorluxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net>2016-04-25 17:45:17 -0400
committerluxagraf <sng@luxagraf.net>2016-04-25 17:45:17 -0400
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parent88da73215974ddfbcd357cc85086644f549e87f1 (diff)
did some more work on ubuntu review for ars
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@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ This means you could run a very conservative release, like an Ubuntu LTS and sti
All of this is supported in Ubuntu 16.04, but so far there are very few Snappy version of desktop applications available. That will likely change in the very near future. Mozilla has already announced that Firefox will be available as a Snap package very soon (web browsers are a great use case for Snap packages since they update frequently) and expect other big projects to likewise embrace Snap package now that 16.04 has launched.
-As nice as Snap package is, it does have one problem -- once again Canonical is rolling its own solution when there are several upstream possibilities it could have elected to use instead. Both GNOME's xdg-app and the cross-distro [app-image](http://appimage.org/) system do exactly what Snap package do, but they
+As nice as Snap package is, it does have one problem -- once again Canonical is rolling its own solution when there are several upstream possibilities it could have elected to use instead. Both GNOME's xdg-app and the cross-distro [app-image](http://appimage.org/) system do exactly what Snap package do, but they're not just for Ubuntu.
+While something like Snap packages have the potential to completely change the way distros work, it remains to be seen if Snap specifically will be what ends up reaching critical mass. It's certainly possible that Snap may prove popular enough to warrant other distro's incorporating it. It's also possible that there may end up being more than one way to handle self contained package. However, looking at Canonical's track record one is not filled with confidence. Upstart gave way to systemd, the software center gave way to GNOME Software, even simple things like scrollbars get abandoned for upstream solutions. Suffice to say that it very much remains to be seen how Snap packages end up over the long term. Even in the worst case scenario though users shouldn't have anything to worry about, if one day Ubuntu does abandon Snap in favor of another system, all the changes will likely be behind the scenes.
-and how Ubuntu has a history of going its own way and then coming back to the fold, will snap packages be the same way?
+In the shorter term there's a good chance Snap package will be boon to Ubuntu, allowing users to stick with stable base systems while still leaving them free to try just-released software package without fear of wrecking their systems.
## Kernel and other new stuff
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## Ubuntu Flavors
@@ -79,4 +80,4 @@ conclude with link to LAS and info on how to install the MATE software center.
best release in some time,
snap packages are a bigs deal
future looks bright.
-Unity 8 will be next big change.
+Unity 8 will be next big change coming for Ubuntu users, but 16.04 is so well done it makes a very nice perch to observe the Unity 8 transition without entering the fray.