We've hinted before how the #EU #DMA discussions take place, anyone can see them on video from home, but it's a different thing to be able to roam there.

#FDroid's @eighthave was on the floor and brings us the lowdown.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll say "lawyers!!!", but don't turn your eyes away, this is how the sausage is made, raw, straight from the pipe: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/18/ec-dma-compliance-workshops.html

Don't forget to submit the DMA form! 😄

/PS: Yes, the subtitles grow as you read, we're making a point here!

We've hinted before how the #EU #DMA discussions take place, anyone can see them on video from home, but it's a different thing to be able to roam there.

#FDroid's @eighthave was on the floor and brings us the lowdown.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll say "lawyers!!!", but don't turn your eyes away, this is how the sausage is made, raw, straight from the pipe: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/18/ec-dma-compliance-workshops.html

Don't forget to submit the DMA form! 😄

/PS: Yes, the subtitles grow as you read, we're making a point here!

#Fennec #FDroid fixed update is live. Go go go.

#afreerdp #freerdp update is crashing tough, so net fixes score still zero 🤷

We published the very first version of #CastLab in our #FDroid repo.

In the readme file, we added the next goals (cf the ToDo section).

https://codeberg.org/tom79/CastLab

Thank you for your future feedback to improve this app.

PS: CastLab is an app that allows you to cast media from your device albums to your television without Google services.

We published the very first version of #CastLab in our #FDroid repo.

In the readme file, we added the next goals (cf the ToDo section).

https://codeberg.org/tom79/CastLab

Thank you for your future feedback to improve this app.

PS: CastLab is an app that allows you to cast media from your device albums to your television without Google services.

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live too:

* More #NGI #NLnet#Mobifree funded projects
* More ways to shape #EU #DMA legislation
* #ExodusPrivacy might need a hand
* #Syncthing #SyncthingFork v2 on Android, backup and import your settings
+ 2 new apps
& 164 more updates
- 2 archived apps

On your marks, get set, Sync: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/11/twif.html

Part three of the #FDroid legal series posts is live, and stuff becomes serious.

We spoke with a range of legal experts, software freedom advocates, and maintainers of mature #FLOSS #FOSS infrastructure to understand how others manage legal take-down requests.

Free ten minutes for: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/10/how-foss-projects-handle-legal-takedown-requests.html

Part three of the #FDroid legal series posts is live, and stuff becomes serious.

We spoke with a range of legal experts, software freedom advocates, and maintainers of mature #FLOSS #FOSS infrastructure to understand how others manage legal take-down requests.

Free ten minutes for: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/10/how-foss-projects-handle-legal-takedown-requests.html

PSA: If you haven't updated #K9Mail to 12.0, please don't update it. It will crash on start if you use the unified inbox. The bug has been fixed in 12.1 and will be available in the next #FDroid update. #Thunderbird is not affected, kind reminder to consider switching as K-9 will go away in the future anyway.

Workaround for now: Make a widget for a single mailbox, then you can open K-9, you can change accounts and disable unified inbox.

Yes, swipe it away and be amazed how on reopen pages won't load. 😢

We got tricks for you:

1️⃣ Instead of swiping the app you use the ❎ Close option. The button appears if you enable "Delete browsing data on quit" in Settings. eg. keep only "Cached images and Files" toggled ON

2️⃣ *No joke* when the page loads and drags on, you just lock the screen. 🤷 On device unlock the page will load. 🎇

Issue: https://gitlab.com/relan/fennecbuild/-/issues/134

PSA: If you haven't updated #K9Mail to 12.0, please don't update it. It will crash on start if you use the unified inbox. The bug has been fixed in 12.1 and will be available in the next #FDroid update. #Thunderbird is not affected, kind reminder to consider switching as K-9 will go away in the future anyway.

Workaround for now: Make a widget for a single mailbox, then you can open K-9, you can change accounts and disable unified inbox.

PSA: If you haven't updated #K9Mail to 12.0, please don't update it. It will crash on start if you use the unified inbox. The bug has been fixed in 12.1 and will be available in the next #FDroid update. #Thunderbird is not affected, kind reminder to consider switching as K-9 will go away in the future anyway.

Workaround for now: Make a widget for a single mailbox, then you can open K-9, you can change accounts and disable unified inbox.

The first week in #FDroid (TWIF) was posted 15 years ago:

* We celebrate the community and yes, that means YOU!
* #SoftwareFreedom#Conservancy will have a #BBB tomorrow, free yourself (while you can)
* #ReproducibleBuilds gathering soon
* #Conversations_IM enforces #TLSv1_3
+ 2 new apps
& 186 updates

Get thanked: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/04/twif.html

The first week in #FDroid (TWIF) was posted 15 years ago:

* We celebrate the community and yes, that means YOU!
* #SoftwareFreedom#Conservancy will have a #BBB tomorrow, free yourself (while you can)
* #ReproducibleBuilds gathering soon
* #Conversations_IM enforces #TLSv1_3
+ 2 new apps
& 186 updates

Get thanked: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/04/twif.html

Just in time, the #EUCommission has opened a public consultation on the revision of the #DMA effectiveness, with a deadline for Sept 24.

It's a great occasion to propose actual adjustments to the DMA text, like some to tackle the pre-install advantage, the systematic blocks of #Google Play Protect/Play Integrity, etc.

We believe we can achieve stronger impact if the Commission receives this kind of suggestions from many fronts, and not just from #FDroid.

Fix DMA here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Consultation_Review_DMA

Just in time, the #EUCommission has opened a public consultation on the revision of the #DMA effectiveness, with a deadline for Sept 24.

It's a great occasion to propose actual adjustments to the DMA text, like some to tackle the pre-install advantage, the systematic blocks of #Google Play Protect/Play Integrity, etc.

We believe we can achieve stronger impact if the Commission receives this kind of suggestions from many fronts, and not just from #FDroid.

Fix DMA here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Consultation_Review_DMA

@boplaid @newhinton @nile But... hear me out, #FDroid installs... APKs. It's one thing to have F-Droid excepted, but we install apps signed by us and apps signed by the developers. If the developer did not ~pay the protection racket~ submit face, phone, home address, blood sample, fingerprints to ~three letter agencies~ Google... F-Droid can't install the apps.