Flatpak Will Depend on Systemd

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Flatpak's future version may add a dependency on systemd, moving permission management to a new service called systemd-appd.
The proposal is part of Flatpak Next or 2.0, a rewrite based on modern technologies, but plans are still in the discussion phase.
Hostile reactions from some in the community, especially those against systemd, have reduced developers' willingness to accommodate non-systemd distributions.
This could make Flatpak no longer distribution-agnostic, contradicting its goal of supporting 'every distro,' and potentially exclude systems like Void Linux or Alpine.
The debate highlights tensions in the Linux community between corporate-driven changes and traditional Unix principles, with concerns about losing alternatives and freedom.

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