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  • Veraticus@lib.lgbttoLinux@lemmy.mlWho does flatpak/snap benefit?
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    1 year ago

    It benefits the end-user.

    People do not want to be in dependency resolution hell; where they have three programs that all use different versions of libssl and require them to install all of them properly and point each application to the correct one. Most users have no ability to resolve problems like that. By not bundling, the application developer is forcing them to either try anyway or just not install their software.

    Bundling dependencies with Flatpak or Snap helps the end user at the cost of only a few extra megabytes of space, which most users have in abundance anyway.