Confusion about github releases (lemy.lol)

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There used to be a release for version 2.5.2 of SPD on github. However, if I go to https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases, I do not see it there anymore. Why is this?

I do see a tag for 2.5.2 at https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases/tag/v2.5.2, but while this provides the source code, it does not provide any compiled executables. Why is this?

Also, I am thinking about keeping 2 versions of SPD on my GNU/Linux computer at the same time. One would be version 2.5.2, since that version is the last version with the stone of disarming. The other would be the latest version, 3.0.2. Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to separate those two so that the progress and save files are separate? In theory, I suppose I can run one of them in a virtual machine. Is that the best approach, or are there better options?

Thank you for your help.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

ApkMirror does just that, they downloaded from Playstore and mirror apps.

Others, such as F-Droid, will only share apps with open source code that they can examine and compile.

As to what's safe or not is a frustrating question as it has no appropriate answer. It's like asking, how safe is Russian Roulette? You have a 5 in 6 chance you will win. Is it safe? Air-bags in cars break the neck 60% of the times they deploy. Are they safe? Does having a gun make you safe? Some of the worst malware ever invented is released by Playstore. Have all the locks and all the security ever truly made anything safe? You want safe, unplug and find a deep hole to live in, and hope it is safe enough not to cave in.

Safety is an illusion.

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