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Fedora criticised over unremovable extensions in Flatpak GNOME Tweaks

Original: So, # Fedora puts extensions into its "Fedora Flatpak" version of # GnomeTweaks that can't be removed. This is enclosure

Fedora is facing criticism after users discovered that its Flatpak build of GNOME Tweaks ships with extensions that cannot be removed. A free-software advocate called the move 'enclosure', arguing that bundling unremovable software defeats the purpose of leaving corporate platforms, and said they are considering switching to Debian on a T2 MacBook. The complaint is circulating among Linux, GNOME and open-source communities.

Why now: Free-software users are upset that a community distribution is shipping unremovable bundled software, seeing it as a betrayal of open-source principles.

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• So, # Fedora puts extensions into its "Fedora Flatpak" version of # GnomeTweaks that can't be removed. This is enclosure shit. I got off corporate software to avoid this. I need to figure out how to install # Debian on a T2 MacBook. # Linux # Gnome # FOSS # FLOSS # OpenSource #… · OrionKidder@mas.to · 3

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