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		goku12 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree The SimpleMobileTools fiasco and the way FDroid stayed resilient against it is the perfect example case of how their 'security' argument behind the side loading ban and developer registration mandate is hollow, misleading and harmful.

enriquto 6 months ago [–]

please fix your ambiguous use of "their"... you mean google and apple, don't you?

goku12 6 months ago | | [–]

Yes. I thought that was clear from the context. Unfortunately, it's no longer editable.

rudderdev 6 months ago | | [–]

thank you for posting this, emotional roller coaster the parent comment was

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