fedora-workstation

#499 Install Extension Manager as Flatpak by default
Closed: Fixed by catanzaro. Opened by purva2025.

Closed: Fixed
Reopen Issue

Hello Fedora Workstation WG!
I found the following issue under 'good first issue' on the https://github.com/fedora-silverblue repository: "Install Extension Manager as Flatpak by default #399". It is issue number 399, which is a follow up to the now closed issue 288 ("Move Firefox from base image to Flatpak")

Would the Workstation WG be interested in:
- Endorsing Extension Manager as the preferred extensions management tool
- Potentially shipping it as a default Flatpak on Fedora Silverblue

I am a first time contributor, let me know if I can go ahead with this issue.
I am linking the issue here:
https://github.com/fedora-silverblue/issue-tracker/issues/399#issuecomment-3739117576

Thank you!

Adding third-party apps to Fedora Workstation is very unlikely, but I'll add this to our meeting agenda anyway and we'll see what others think.

Metadata Update from @catanzaro:
- Issue tagged with: meeting-request

Metadata Update from @catanzaro:
- Issue untagged with: meeting-request
- Issue tagged with: meeting

Hi, sorry but the Working Group agreed to reject this request.

My take: our goal is to prioritize official GNOME core software. Third-party software installed by default should be kept to a minimum. Users often complain that even the official core software is "bloat," so the bar for including a third-party app should be very high.

This is not to express any opinion on the quality of the app itself.

Metadata Update from @catanzaro:
- Issue untagged with: meeting
- Issue close_status updated to: Fixed
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

This issue has been migrated to Fedora Forge:
https://forge.fedoraproject.org/workstation/tickets/issues/499

Please continue any further discussion there.
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