Re: The Mole Zone is back

On 26/05/27 10:12 AM, Shadow wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 2026 04:32:50 -0700, "John C." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> 	Seriously? One of the first laws Lula passed was to make all
> phones "unlocked"(AKA not tied to any provider). He's always been big
> fan of real capitalism, and where there is no competition prices tend
> to soar.
> 
> 	Before that all cellphones were locked to one of our 4
> companies(2 really, The Mexican billionaire/narco boss Carlos Slim
> owns Vivo and Tim and the Italian government  Claro and Oi).
> 
> 	I was surprised the US would allow a handful of billionaires
> to control the market.
> 	Is it the same in Europe, if you buy a phone you MUST use the
> provider it represents and whatever software they impose?
> 
> 	<https://jnamobility.com/unlocked-phones-international-guide/>

Here in Amerika, in exchange for buying a locked phone, the price of the
phone is a fraction of what an unlocked phone of the same model costs.

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