EDIT: I had minimal exposure to Snap, sometimes Snap was my only option to get some software on Linux in a decent version and without getting into dependency hell while trying to compile it (why can’t someone make a package manager for C/C++?). I do see the issue with proprietary servers though.
Can you elaborate a little? I imagined this meant something like Visual Studio Code’ Marketplace (which doesn’t allow non Microsoft products to connect), but I don’t see anything about that on Snap’s TOS.
To be clear, I’m not saying you’re wrong or anything, I’m just trying to understand.
I don’t think it’s a TOS thing, just a lack of open source server software? To the best of my knowledge, it’s just not possible to host my own snap server. At least, I didn’t find any solution when I looked. Which seems weird, for an open source operating system.
I just didn’t know what to do with “we could reverse engineer it”.
I’m not mad at anyone who does reverse engineer it. That sounds cool as hell.
I’m just not going to count on someone getting around to reverse engineering Snap to rescue my laptop from Ubuntu’s closed ecosystem. That would be miserable, for me.
Everything else is FOSS besides the server and snaps can even be installed locally. I wrote a section of an article about most of the complaints. Most of the complaints I hear are just elitistic bullshit that makes new users confused and spreads misinformation.
What’s wrong with Snap?
EDIT: I had minimal exposure to Snap, sometimes Snap was my only option to get some software on Linux in a decent version and without getting into dependency hell while trying to compile it (why can’t someone make a package manager for C/C++?). I do see the issue with proprietary servers though.
Proprietary servers.
Can you elaborate a little? I imagined this meant something like Visual Studio Code’ Marketplace (which doesn’t allow non Microsoft products to connect), but I don’t see anything about that on Snap’s TOS.
To be clear, I’m not saying you’re wrong or anything, I’m just trying to understand.
People want a full open stack, and the server is closed. Its less a technical complaint and more a philosophical one.
Not the person you are asking, just trying to add context on why some find that problematic for those who are reading later.
I don’t think it’s a TOS thing, just a lack of open source server software? To the best of my knowledge, it’s just not possible to host my own snap server. At least, I didn’t find any solution when I looked. Which seems weird, for an open source operating system.
Surely it can be reverse engineered by the API that snap uses?
Uh… Sure…
But the competing options that require no reverse engineering are completely free, so…to each their own, I suppose.
ffs, no need for the tone. I’m not trying to defend them. Just trying to understand what exactly the problem is and isn’t.
Hey, no tone intended, sorry.
I just didn’t know what to do with “we could reverse engineer it”.
I’m not mad at anyone who does reverse engineer it. That sounds cool as hell.
I’m just not going to count on someone getting around to reverse engineering Snap to rescue my laptop from Ubuntu’s closed ecosystem. That would be miserable, for me.
Everything else is FOSS besides the server and snaps can even be installed locally. I wrote a section of an article about most of the complaints. Most of the complaints I hear are just elitistic bullshit that makes new users confused and spreads misinformation.