snappy is a containerized application distribution of Ubuntu. aimed at IOT and Server/VM deployments. it also features a much different update schema so you have fewer needs to restart. On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > Remind us what Snappy is. I think I know, but I'm not sure. > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017, 13:22 Jerry Snitselaar wrote: > >> >> Nathan @ 2017-04-06 01:35 GMT: >> >> > On 2017-04-05 14:02, Brian Cluff wrote: >> > >> >> I'm a little split. While ultimately I think that not having Unity >> >> around will better focus development at a more common level; it's sad >> >> to see so much development time and energy spend on something just to >> >> have it abandoned. Hopefully the good parts of Unity will make it >> >> into other projects so that they can live on. >> > >> > >> > It's interesting that you say that. It seems to me we (people in >> > general) have really bad memories. Didn't they ultimately decide to fork >> > and leave Gnome because the developers of Gnome refused to work with and >> > or cooperate with the Canonical guys? The Gnome people haven't changed >> > one bit, so Canonical must have forgotten and they suddenly think the >> > Gnome guys will welcome their code bits? I don't see that happening at >> > all. It is a shame the development will be lost, and more of a shame >> > that future development will just be a complete waste. >> > >> >> Is there a link to this? Seeing as the gnome project seems to get along >> with every other distro I'm not sure the problem was on their end. >> >> With Unity, Mir, and Upstart being canned, any thoughts on whether >> snappy will survive? >> >> > >> > >> >> Too bad they couldn't have decided to shift to KDE... but that's just >> >> my own self service opinion. :-) >> > >> > I am a proud Gnome hater. I am an even prouder KDE supporter, so I >> > second your opinion! >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen