[kwlug-disc] $30,000/yr to get your app on the $nap $tore

[Chris Frey]

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:29:39PM -0400, Doug Moen wrote:
> I didn't realize that Ubuntu has erected a paywall around their walled garden Snap Store.
> You can't get your app on the Snap Store without Ubuntu's permission, you can't run your own Snap Store or provide snap autoupdates without Ubuntu's permission because the server side is proprietary (unlike Flatpak), and if your app is related to a commercial business, Ubuntu wants a cut.
> https://www.nitrokey.com/news/2021/nextbox-why-we-decided-and-against-ubuntu-core

Sounds kinda desperate on Ubuntu's behalf.  I didn't realize this either,
thanks for posting.  This will likely have direct consequences in future
projects I work on, work and hobby.

- Chris