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  • Even the author says Flatpak is a sandbox.

    The most simple but also least effective sandbox type is the container or wrapper sandbox that builds an isolated process environment and then executes the target application inside.

    Flatpak provides an isolated runtime environment using a container type sandbox to execute the target application inside.

    … there are two issues that prevent flatpak from providing a real sandbox environment…

    Just that it’s no true scotsman, I mean sandbox.












  • Of course it’s your right to choose, but I’m not convinced that’s a good enough reason. The well-meaning and honest people can make their own judgements about their employer and decide whether or not to include GPL code. Even if you change your license there will still be GPL code out there and corporations don’t need any more handouts.