2026-04-17 09:19 UTC
@jorge @jreilly112 maybe a stupid question, but why are there (still) layers at all? I mean why isn't there a single image file being downloaded everytime, like on Android or when fetching a container? Still kinda hazy on what this model is actually doing different. Also will there be noticable size differences between Gnome OS and Fedora based Bluefins? It's exciting that all these just work, but kind of harder to understand, as an end user.
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@jorge@hachyderm.io 2026-04-17 14:36
@kuroneko @jreilly112 One big layer can be interrupted, so no partial downloads. Each layer can be resumed and partially pulled so it'll only pull the changes coming in the updates instead of the entire OS. The GNOME OS will be smaller. As an end user you don't need to care about any of this, the feauture bullet in the release notes is something like "Your update download sizes will be smaller and faster."