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fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Google's registration requirement threatens F-Droid's survival

Google's new developer registration requiring fees, identity documents, and app identifiers threatens F‑Droid's ability to distribute independent open‑source Android apps.
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fromArs Technica
3 days ago

F-Droid says Google's new sideloading restrictions will kill the project

Allowing Google to control developer verification risks ending F-Droid and centralizing Android app distribution through data collection and developer fees.
fromTheregister
3 days ago

Google's dev registration plan 'will end the F-Droid project

"The F-Droid project cannot require that developers register their apps through Google, but at the same time, we cannot 'take over' the application identifiers for the open-source apps we distribute, as that would effectively seize exclusive distribution rights to those applications," he said. "If it were to be put into effect, the developer registration decree will end the F-Droid project and other free/open source app distribution sources as we know them today," said Prud'hommeaux.
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