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- Jan 2021
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linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io
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Although it is open-source, Snap on the other hand, only works with the Ubuntu Store. Nobody knows how to make a Snap Store and nobody can. The Snap client is designed to work with only one source, following a protocol which isn’t open, and using only one authentication system. Snapd is nothing on its own, it can only work with the Ubuntu Store.
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- proprietary protocol
- importance of open-source
- use of proprietary hosted services
- proprietary hosted services as a competitive advantage
- proprietary software/service seeking broad support/integration/acceptance in/by other software/platforms/vendors
- monopoly
- proprietary software
- Snap
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- May 2020
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www.reddit.com www.reddit.com
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Google charges a lot for their translation tool. It is fairly difficult to build something similar without running up against their free API limits or having the user create an API key.
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That’s because the Google Translate extension uses some internal Google-only APIs (Mozilla also does the same thing).
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github.com github.com
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Apparently Firefox does have translation built-in, it's just not enabled due to lack of usage agreement / API keys. https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/a3eb8e502006
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