▲ 585 ▼ Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection (www.theregister.com) submitted 1 year ago by GertrudGoethe@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago (11 children) Obtainium is better, get the apps directly from the source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (6 children) I actually like that the F-Droid maintainers check over the apps and warn about anti-features/stop offering new versions if they enshittify. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -18 points 1 year ago (5 children) Their apps also cause tons of problems compared to the ones directly from the source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] 7toed@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children) How so? OOTL here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] muhyb@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago They do not. F-Droid also compiles from the source, they are the same apps. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) They have problems with the build process and verification, also the software is sometimes out of date on fdroid. In addition I dont personally want someone else curating my software library. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago More like F-Droid cares about things like reproducible builds and other best practices, and sloppy upstream projects sometimes have a problem coping. But as I understand it that's typically the upstream developers' problem, not F-Droid's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago This is 100% untrue and you are making shit up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) Expand on this please. I am unfamiliar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Its an open source software manager, you put in a source (like github) and it manages it (even doing auto updates). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I’m sorry, you lost me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Basically it automatically installs and updates software directly from the developers with no middle man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (6 children) I actually like that the F-Droid maintainers check over the apps and warn about anti-features/stop offering new versions if they enshittify. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -18 points 1 year ago (5 children) Their apps also cause tons of problems compared to the ones directly from the source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] 7toed@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children) How so? OOTL here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] muhyb@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago They do not. F-Droid also compiles from the source, they are the same apps. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) They have problems with the build process and verification, also the software is sometimes out of date on fdroid. In addition I dont personally want someone else curating my software library. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago More like F-Droid cares about things like reproducible builds and other best practices, and sloppy upstream projects sometimes have a problem coping. But as I understand it that's typically the upstream developers' problem, not F-Droid's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago This is 100% untrue and you are making shit up. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -18 points 1 year ago (5 children) Their apps also cause tons of problems compared to the ones directly from the source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] 7toed@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children) How so? OOTL here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] muhyb@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago They do not. F-Droid also compiles from the source, they are the same apps. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) They have problems with the build process and verification, also the software is sometimes out of date on fdroid. In addition I dont personally want someone else curating my software library. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago More like F-Droid cares about things like reproducible builds and other best practices, and sloppy upstream projects sometimes have a problem coping. But as I understand it that's typically the upstream developers' problem, not F-Droid's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago This is 100% untrue and you are making shit up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 7toed@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children) How so? OOTL here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] muhyb@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago They do not. F-Droid also compiles from the source, they are the same apps. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) They have problems with the build process and verification, also the software is sometimes out of date on fdroid. In addition I dont personally want someone else curating my software library. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago More like F-Droid cares about things like reproducible builds and other best practices, and sloppy upstream projects sometimes have a problem coping. But as I understand it that's typically the upstream developers' problem, not F-Droid's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muhyb@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago They do not. F-Droid also compiles from the source, they are the same apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) They have problems with the build process and verification, also the software is sometimes out of date on fdroid. In addition I dont personally want someone else curating my software library. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago More like F-Droid cares about things like reproducible builds and other best practices, and sloppy upstream projects sometimes have a problem coping. But as I understand it that's typically the upstream developers' problem, not F-Droid's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago More like F-Droid cares about things like reproducible builds and other best practices, and sloppy upstream projects sometimes have a problem coping. But as I understand it that's typically the upstream developers' problem, not F-Droid's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago This is 100% untrue and you are making shit up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) Expand on this please. I am unfamiliar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Its an open source software manager, you put in a source (like github) and it manages it (even doing auto updates). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I’m sorry, you lost me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Basically it automatically installs and updates software directly from the developers with no middle man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Its an open source software manager, you put in a source (like github) and it manages it (even doing auto updates). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I’m sorry, you lost me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Basically it automatically installs and updates software directly from the developers with no middle man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I’m sorry, you lost me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Basically it automatically installs and updates software directly from the developers with no middle man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Basically it automatically installs and updates software directly from the developers with no middle man permalink fedilink source parent