Guardian Project @guardianproject@librem.one

Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

See also the complementary blog post: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

At @fosdem 2026, Neil Johnson explored why sustainability is critical for open source - and why it matters even more for decentralised networks like @matrix.

🌱 “Decentralisation without sustainability is just deferred centralisation.”

True resilience comes from long-term investment: maintaining infrastructure, investing in independent governance, and keeping core functionality open source.

▶️ Watch the talk and read the blog: https://element.io/blog/sustainable-decentralised-comms-at-element/

#KeepAndroidOpen

The FSFE signed an open letter addressed to Sundar Pichai, CEO of #Google, regarding Google's announced policy requiring all #Android app developers to register centrally with Google to distribute applications outside the Google Play Store.

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/