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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Opinions on the flathub metadata guidelines? (docs.flathub.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I do think that as a store it should have some guidelines on quality, but not of the application icon's styling

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For the most part I really like this, tbh. I see lots of bad/janky looking stuff on Flathub and it's good to have these guidelines.

Like, I look for an app, see an icon that looks like it was made on ms paint in 2002, screenshots showing not just the app but also the desktop background that looks like an old Gnome 2 desktop.

Stuff like that instantly raises alarm bells in my head and makes me think "this app isn't maintained and this store is full of junk just like the MS store"