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anti-snap stance is anti-consumer (lemdro.id)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The title is a quote from Mastodon. I’ve always seen dislike towards snap so I was taken back when I saw this stance. The person who wrote this was referring to Tuxedo Laptops.

What are your thoughts on this?

EDIT:

Here’s the original comment: https://mastodon.social/@popey/112591863166141029

EDIT 2:

Some clarification for those accusing me of not following the thread or being disingenuous.

Didn't bother to follow the thread?

https://mastodon.social/@popey/112593520847827981

I posted my question here before this particular response from the OP. I asked the question on Lemmy out of interest and wanting to get a wider perspective. I also engaged with the OP on the thread so that I can get their perspective on their stance.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can you link the original quote? I feel like there is a lot of context missing here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sure! I’ve added it to the post as well.

https://mastodon.social/@popey/112591863166141029

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't bother to follow the thread?

https://mastodon.social/@popey/112593520847827981>

Sure. Other people can do that if they want.

I don't have a problem with companies bundling whatever packages they want on their distro.

The difference comes when they actively block installation (just like Mint does). That is what is anti-consumer. It adds confusion to users as they have to go and find out what random file in /etc/ needs to be edited or removed, just to install some software. It's stupid.

You may disagree, that's fine. It's okay to not like things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Did you look at the timestamps? I posted my question here before this particular response from the OP. I asked the question on Lemmy out of interest and wanting to get a wider perspective.

I also engaged with the OP on the thread so that I can get their perspective on their stance.