alcinnz
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馃挕Remember:
:freesoftware: "Open Source Eventually" is the same as "Proprietary For Now".
馃挕Remember:
:freesoftware: "Open Source Eventually" is the same as "Proprietary For Now".
Micha艂 "rysiek" Wo藕niak 路 馃嚭馃嚘
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Broken links aside (fix incoming), #FDroid raises the case against the #Google developer forced registration once again.
We'll skip the small talk, go read, and better yet, spread this wide and far: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html so people are made aware, actions can be taken and #Android is kept truly open!
Domenico De Treias
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Google鈥檚 Android developer registration requirement will kill F-Droid
The consequences of Google requiring developer certification to install Android applications, even outside of Google's own Play Store, are starting to reverberate. F-Droid, probably the single most popular non-Google application repository for Android, has made it very clear that Google's upcoming
alcinnz
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> "Sideload" is a weird euphemism that the mobile duopoly came up with; it means "installing software without our permission," which we used to just call "installing software" (because you don't need a manufacturer's permission to install software on your computer).
Haha. Oh... actually, it's not funny.
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https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/
#android #apple #iOS
alcinnz
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Google鈥檚 Android developer registration requirement will kill F-Droid
The consequences of Google requiring developer certification to install Android applications, even outside of Google's own Play Store, are starting to reverberate. F-Droid, probably the single most popular non-Google application repository for Android, has made it very clear that Google's upcoming