FOSS Linux App Development In Decline, Canonical Promotes Snap Using Proprietary Software
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Is Native Linux App Development In Decline?
A blog like mine thrives, in part, on there being a steady supply of good quality native Linux apps to write about.
We do news too of course, and tutorials, how tos, lists, eye candy, and even the odd opinion piece (like this post). But I know you like reading about new and updated Linux apps, and, to be fair, I like writing about them.
And yet… Where have all the Linux apps gone?
Bear with me as what follows is more of a ramble than a coherent essay. For background, I’m writing this on day four of an enthusiasm drought.
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Slack launches on Linux
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Slack gets the Linux treatment: New snap available for Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, and more
Slack is now available as a snap, which means Linux users can take advantage of the workplace collaboration platform, Canonical announced last week.
Slack has recently debuted a number of features that make it more appealing to businesses, including Shared Channels and Private Shared Channels, which allow employees from different companies to work together on projects in private if they so choose. With more than 9 million weekly active users, Slack has gained a lot of traction in the enterprise, as noted by our sister site ZDNet.
Back in October 2017, Linux overtook MacOS for the first time in terms of global operating system market share—which means the move opens up even more users to the Slack platform.
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Canonical slaps Slack snap onto stack
As the ‘company behind’ Ubuntu, Canonical has brought forward the first iteration of Slack as a snap on its software platform.
Slack is a cloud-based set of proprietary team collaboration tools and services that go some way beyond core ‘messaging’ functionality into areas including project management.
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