We have just added #Firefox Klar to our #FDroid repository of apps. Firefox Klar is a browser with a unique approach to privacy: it is designed around the idea that the user does not want to keep any personal info around. It makes it really easy to just wipe everything and start from zero. In the past, Firefox Klar was included in @fdroidorg but it has become too hard to maintain the free fork that strips out the Google proprietary bits. Hopefully #Mozilla will make a #free build possible again.
@guardianproject @fdroidorg
What makes distributing Firefox Klar easier through Guardian than through the main F-Droid repos?
@marcel @guardianproject F-Droid builds its hosted FOSS apps. Guardian Repo get its Klar package from Mozilla directly.
@fdroidorg @guardianproject Thanks for the clarification. Indeed, that makes a big difference.
@marcel The @fdroidorg repo on f-droid.org now is only free software built from source on the f-droid.org buildserver. When including apps in our repo, Guardian Project will compromise a little bit on #FreeSoftware if there are #privacy gains by doing so. For the details, see
https://guardianproject.info/2024/02/24/the-future-of-our-fdroid-compatible-app-repository/
