• Built for a hostile internet: Canonical VP of Engineering on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@[email protected] to alt.os.linux.ubuntu on Thu Apr 23 21:56:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.ubuntu

    One interesting titbit I got from this <https://www.zdnet.com/article/built-for-a-hostile-internet-canonical-vp-of-engineering-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts/>
    is that the Snap system will start prompting the user for permissions
    that the app needs:

    More immediately visible for most users will be Android/iOS‑style
    permissions prompts for snapped applications. This setup required
    plumbing from the kernel and AppArmor up through snapd, GNOME, and
    GDM, but the result is simple: "This is what allows your computer
    to display a prompt like you would have become accustomed to on
    Android or iOS… 'This app would like to use your camera. Would you
    like it to?" Seager said. Initially, this approach covers
    filesystem and camera access, with experimental microphone support
    and more interfaces coming now that the wiring is in place.
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