I still don't get the whole #flatpak thing (vs static + dynamic linking). It all seems so difficult and complex. Why not just...
- want a specific version of libfox? -> statically link libfox v6.9
- want per-interface permissions? -> make a new dynamic linker that prompts the user, "do you want to allow this app to access libfox? yes/no" OR have the linker read declarations at package time (allow/deny/ask).
- want a unified api? -> make a new shared library
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Dependency tree of packages: they must be integrated, only one version of libraries, some software can't be packaged, some combination of packages are not allowed.
All-in-one bundles: not feasible to maintain the libraries updated, huge security risks and more resources used.
OSTree deployments: make different version of every kind of file available to different processes but deduplicate the storage by storing only the diff.
(and Flatpak has a sandbox, permissions system etc...)
