Re: The Mole Zone is back

On 26/05/27 04:01 AM, Shadow wrote:
> 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

There might be alternatives to Android, but for most people they require
purchasing a new phone because the ones they have now are locked to a
provider, a provider that doesn't allow modifications of the core apps
on the phone.

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