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Yes. I am in the support-snap-flatpack camp, and was really surprised by HN hatred towards it.

Well they are new and different, what more can you expect from the crowd here?

(Only slightly joking).

They have their issues, that's for sure (e.g. flatpack's broken for a long time sandboxing model, snap doing weird things with mounts, the backend being closed source) but honestly they solve so many issues with desktop/client facing software they're a no brainer.

A closed source backend means it shouldn't be used. I would say there is more than enough history in the software world that explains to you why this is the case, even if it is just kind of convenient right in this instant.

The main problem with Snap is that it is user hostile (forced auto updates) and propertiary to some degree. Canonical is just up to some no good.

Containerization in general is aatter of taste.

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