jdstrand:
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Sometimes it might make sense for a snap to be allowed the use of classic (eg, for classic distro) but be usable in strict mode (eg, for Ubuntu Core). In these cases, rather than having two separate snaps, it is considered best to have two separate tracks , the default track and another called classicmode
.
Please add a note that the classic confinement request should be vetted first before applying the classicmode
track to avoid unnecessary frustration to the applicant and @reviewers :
Thanks for pointing that out! I have misinterpreted that this track request has superseded the classic confinement request thread I previously made:
As the usage of classic confinement clearly does not fit within the supported categories of classic confinement snaps I’ll stop pursuing it and will simply publish devmode snaps to the users, however, we should really revise the track request process to require vetted classic confinement before the application of the classicmode track to avoid …