Comment 180 for bug 1575053

I am working on a bit of refactoring of of the snapd execution layer that will culminate in the ability to fix this bug. I'm very much interested in fixing it.

For everyone interested: it is not easy to just move the directory or to make it configurable. The technical reasons are pretty long and complex so I will skip listing them here.

The work I'm doing will allow us to explore the following:

- move the $HOME/snap directory to a hidden directory (e.g. to $HOME/.snap)
- preserve compatibility with all existing snap packages
- allow us to create a view of $HOME/.snap that is optional, can be provided under any name (e.g. $HOME/Snaps or "$HOME/Fancy Futuristic Packages", and one that has much more interesting contents than $HOME/snap does today. Lastly it will allow us to engage with the developers to shape how they present snap files to users.

I'm not ready to commit to any timelines yet. I just want to let everyone know this is something we are working towards.