Auto-connect request: fx → removable-media

Hello @antonmedv :slight_smile:

As also mentioned by @Lin-Buo-Ren in the classic confinement request topic:

the removable-media interface spec defines a narrow set of application types that may be granted an exception

  • major browsers,
  • media editors,
  • media players/viewers, and
  • media recorders

all of which refer to multimedia applications that handle audio, video, or image files on external devices. As fx is a JSON viewer, it does not fall within the exception categories that justify auto-connecting removable-media.

Hence this is a -1 from my side for granting auto-connection of removable-media to the fx snap.

The strict-confinement setup with home (auto-connected) and removable-media (manually connected) is the correct architecture. We encourage documenting the snap connect step in the snap’s store listing or README so users know how to enable external-media access when they need it.

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