Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

[johan_barelds@mastodon.nl]

@fdroidorg @marcprux
Promote and accelerate development in more independent OSes and strengthen the use of F-Droid. The time is ripe.

[idaho@mas.to]

@fdroidorg @marcprux Didn't google announce that they'll still allow unsigned apps but you'd have to jump through some more hoops to do so?

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@wittyuniversity Nope, we will not be verified developers!

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@adventure_tense Non-stock Android will continue to work just fine (well until Google locks-down AOSP), but suddenly 3.9 billion devices won't be able to install good apps.

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@Rick_d_card That option will not be available, do read our post and the two linked past posts.

[wittyuniversity@mstdn.social]

@fdroidorg time to turn off automatic updates then

[kobold@orthographieanarchist.de]

@fdroidorg FFS! Plan B is to take another look into @postmarketOS

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@Idaho We talk about that in the post, right?

[adventure_tense@mapstodon.space]

@fdroidorg Totally understand. I'm just expressing my frustration of Google. I'm on GrapheneOS, and I know Google will come after AOSP next.

[txtx@mastodon.social]

@fdroidorg Would this new policy apply to F-Droid on /e/ OS and LineageOS? Both of those are 'de-googled' so I'm curious how far that goes.

@marcprux

[guardianproject@social.librem.one]

@ohir @fdroidorg It would be good to have more info about that. I don't know much about how things work in China, but isn't Free Software viewed as as good thing there?

[eighthave@social.librem.one]

@liaizon @LeelaTorres @hongminhee @fdroidorg Translation for f-droid.org is easy, you can contribute to the Korean translation of the posts here:
https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/f-droid/website-posts/ko/

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@txtx Degoogled means freedom

[rick_d_card@mastodon.social]

@fdroidorg Thank-you for your reply. I guess I was reading too fast and came to a wrong conclusion.

[ohir@social.vivaldi.net]

@guardianproject @fdroidorg There is plenty of Chinese proxy agencies publishing howtos (and of course advertising their paid support on this bumpy way). IDNK current tightened regulations well. Eight years ago you as an indie developer was expected to give a whole lotta of personal info, and some percentage of your app "core" source code. Then you had to have agreement with local app-shop sites, then some 11 iirc. From article quoted I see now they added the 49% share requirement.

[keydelk@fosstodon.org]

@fdroidorg @marcprux - Also sign the petition at change.org. The more of us that speak out against it the better chance we have of getting Google to back down. https://c.org/kRnMMnS9LP

[idaho@mas.to]

@fdroidorg I read your toot but not the article Didn't know Google still hasn't layed out that plan and intends to do it after they release Android 17...

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

Now in #Czech and #Indonesian too.

[mcepl@en.osm.town]

@fdroidorg @marcprux

I completely agree with everything written by F-Droid, and I have signed the petition, but still this is the reminder for all developers why should prefer the only truly free platform for development of applications, which is the Internet itself, and #Webapp s . Yes, it is not fit for every application, but everywhere else you are #Sharecropper on your master’s plantation.

The Web’s the Place

ongoing by Tim Bray (www.tbray.org)

Thank you, @timbray for reminding us!

#SPA #WebsThePlace

[yann_t@mastodon.design]

@eda @aurelien Surely it is of interest for you