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Snap store from Canonical (Ubuntu) hit with another crypto scam app
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I enjoy y'all acting like this couldn't happen with flatpak or AppImages
Those are just app distribution formats. Since there's just 1 snap store which can deliver snaps, they're not comparable.
Most people get their flatpaks from the same handful of places though, right? Flathub and ??
This isn't a snap specific issue is what he is saying. It could happen to other stores.
Also, my snap nextcloud is amazing and was the easiest to set up and maintain.
Flathub has manual submission verification though, which includes the steps to build flatpaks. Reviewers (currently) would definitely catch fishy looking apps.
They've also implemented manual reviews in case of metainfo or flatpak permission changes, another thing for additional safety.