c/technology@lemmy.world · inari@piefed.zip · 28 Aug 2026 12:25 · edited

Sovereign Tech Agency Invests €500k in Flatpak

Modal Collective Announcing Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak — Modal Collective We’re building new Portals for audio, network, VPNs, and more!

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@unskilled5117@feddit.org · 28 Aug 2026

Great news!

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@artyom@piefed.social · 28 Aug 2026

who is Flatpak?

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- @unskilled5117@feddit.org · 28 Aug 2026 · edited
  
  Third sentence:
  
  Flatpak serves as the primary application distribution method for image-based operating systems including Fedora Silverblue, openSUSE Aeon, SteamOS, and GNOME OS. It is the preferred format for major ecosystems such as GNOME, KDE, and elementary.
  
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  - @artyom@piefed.social · 28 Aug 2026
    
    How do you invest in a “package distribution method”?
    
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    - @gingernate@sopuli.xyz · 28 Aug 2026
      
      By giving them money?
      
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      - @artyom@piefed.social · 29 Aug 2026
        
        Who
        
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        @WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works · 29 Aug 2026
        
        Flatpak
        
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        @Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 29 Aug 2026
        
        What
        
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    - @devfuuu@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
      
      Recruiting people, allocating resources like dedicated developers for a few months, putting money in infrastructure like CI and hosting resources, have programs in place to reward security issues and disclosures, etc.
      
      There’s a lot of places to use and invest money in open source.
      
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    - @lokalhorst@feddit.org · 28 Aug 2026
      
      Well they don’t grow on trees, do they?
      
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      - @UninterestingVoid@reddthat.com · 28 Aug 2026
        
        It would be crazy if packaging methods grew on trees lol. But a tree is technically also an investment anyway.
        
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- @NotSteve_@lemmy.ca · 28 Aug 2026
  
  You don’t know the infamous hacker packaging method named Flatpak?
  
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  - @artyom@piefed.social · 28 Aug 2026
    
    no 😕
    
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@psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 28 Aug 2026 · edited

Investment is nice… but what are they actually investing in? Flatpak kinda works already. What are they planning on spending 500k on?

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- @non_burglar@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
  
  These articles are meant to be read, that’s the premise of posting them.
  
  Flatpak is a mature project and the best option that exists on GNU/Linux today, but its security and sandboxing features still trail behind those of well-funded proprietary platforms such as Android and iOS.
  
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  - @psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 29 Aug 2026
    
    You know what, fair, that’s my bad.
    
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    - @pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 29 Aug 2026
      
      Most of the time I don’t even read the article so my bad too
      
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- @unskilled5117@feddit.org · 28 Aug 2026
  
  I mean you could read the linked blog post where they explain it
  
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- @Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 28 Aug 2026
  
  It’s for security sandboxing features
  
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