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Which distro would you want to see more software developed for? Ubuntu Touch, Droidian, or PostMarketOS? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by pirate2377@lemmy.zip to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca

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Since I'm going to switch to Linux Mobile soon after Android gets locked down, I was also considering getting involved in developing software for it since I imagine one major problem is the lack of support. However, I'm not sure which distro to daily drive or develop for, so I was curious what the community thinks.

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[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I would just like to see regular Linux software that is distro-agnostic.

Just like you don't write "for Ubuntu" vs "for Debian" vs "for Mint".

Not a fan of software that only runs on a specific distro. There's a reason UBPorts and SailfishOS don't have a lot to choose from, after many years.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its also about packaging, native pkgs still come with significant advantages over flatpaks

[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 3 points 1 week ago

Exactly. Let the people build their apps and the distros do their packaging. Let everyone do what they do best.