Re: The Mole Zone is back

On Wed, 27 May 2026 10:20:00 +0000, "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)
<[email protected]>" wrote:

>On 27/05/2026 08:19, lisa wrote:
>> F-Droid is under threat. Google is changing the way you install apps
>> on your device. We need your help. https://keepandroidopen.org/
>> 
>> In August 2025, Google announced a new requirement: starting September
>> 2026, every Android app developer must register centrally with Google
>> before their software can be installed on any device. Not just Play
>> Store apps: all apps. This includes apps shared between friends,
>> distributed through F-Droid, built by hobbyists for personal use.
>> Independent developers, church and community groups, and hobbyists
>> alike will all be frozen out of being able to develop and distribute
>> their software.
>> 
>> I'm afraid your good idea will be killed after the day you open your
>> site.
>
>But the GPL is about FREEDOM! YES/NO

	True, there are alternatives to Android, practically all of
them under the GPL. But most people don't even know they exist.
Practically all the search engines censor that.
	I don't think I'll live long enough to see big-brother fall,
but it will. Maybe to AI itself.
	Greybeard? Maybe 20 years ago. Whitebeard now.

>/POOHWASRIGHT.

	Right wing fascist? I think not. The Pooh I knew as decent.
	[]'s
	
	
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