Episode 57: F-Droid (featuring Sylvia van Os & Hans-Christoph Steiner!) https://fossandcrafts.org/episodes/057-f-droid.html
F-Droid, a repository of free software on your Android device! @cwebber interviews F-Droid developers @SylvieLorxu and @eighthave@social.librem.one alongside chair of the F-Droid board... @mlemweb!!!
@fossandcrafts @cwebber @SylvieLorxu @mlemweb thank you so much for this from a longtime F-Droid devotee!
Curious: what do y'all think about the @efoundation App Lounge that embeds F-Droid?
@ntnsndr @fossandcrafts @SylvieLorxu @mlemweb @efoundation it sounds cool, but I've never had a chance to look at it in depth!
@cwebber @fossandcrafts @SylvieLorxu @mlemweb @efoundation It's really nice. I'm now testing a Fairphone with e/OS. It is the most integrated pro-FLOSS mobile experience I've had. The app store is a fork of Aurora with FDroid repos prioritized.
@ntnsndr @cwebber @fossandcrafts @SylvieLorxu @mlemweb @efoundation /e/ foundation prioritizes ease of use over #FreeSoftware, they are more about being #Google-free. If you want human-reviewed Free Software, then stick with f-droid.org as your only app source. The official #FDroid client provides free software, as easy as possible.
@ntnsndr @cwebber @fossandcrafts @SylvieLorxu @mlemweb @efoundation I don't know much about how their app works, but I can tell you that #FDroid takes privacy, security, and transparency very seriously, for example https://f-droid.org/docs/Security_Model
@eighthave @cwebber @fossandcrafts @SylvieLorxu @mlemweb @efoundation thanks for this! I must say e/OS really increases the convenience of installation and updates, as well as embedding with Play apps. But FDroid repo apps are clearly marked and prioritized in e/OS search results. Is there a disadvantage to not using the FDroid app itself?