[niemeyer]

Such competing efforts are actually a form of non-voluntary collaboration. rpm and deb (and apt, yum, synaptic, ...) have significantly evolved together along the years, looking at each other. This happens all the time, and is happening again here.. the snap format and snapd evolve based on previous knowledge, and it's no surprise that the linked LWN article seems quite inspired by snaps (I'm biased as a snapd designer/developer).

Let it come.. we'll be watching and picking up the good ideas too. And working hard to make sure snaps continue to win on merit, rather than lack of competition.