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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification (f-droid.org)

submitted 3 months ago by RmDebArc_5@feddit.org to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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[–] RmDebArc_5@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The less people use the app repositories the less support they get by app developers, they need any support they can get if they want to offer a decent number of apps

[–] firedragon@social.librem.one 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@RmDebArc_5

When you release an app using the Nostr protocol, clients like Zapstore grab the app directly from GitHub, GitLab or whatever platform the developer uses, bypassing the need for repositories.

[–] RmDebArc_5@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Zapstore still has some kind of app repository, even if that isn't the official name. And someone still has to publish the app

[–] firedragon@social.librem.one 0 points 2 months ago

@RmDebArc_5

Zapstore is only a client that grabs Nostr events from Nostr relays and displays the "app release" events.

Any Nostr client could display those events.

You grab Zapstore from their website or GitHub, just like you do F-Droid.