G-Droid @gdroid@mastodon.technology

a big Thanks to all developers we love, use & support free Software! #ilovefs #freesoftware

Vortrag zu F-Droid und vorfeiern des ILoveFS Tages

Heute Abend treffen sich die Unterstützerïnnen der #FSFE und andere an #FreierSoftware interessierte Menschen in #Berlin zum regulären Treffen der lokalen Unterstützerïnnen Gruppe der FSFE im Februar. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass @marcus uns etwas über @F-Droid erzählen wird.
> F-Droid ist ein installierbarer Katalog mit FOSS-Apps (Free and Open Source Software) für Android. Der Client vereinfacht die Suche und Installation von Apps und behält den Überblick über Aktualisierungen.
Marcus wird uns über den aktuellen Stand bei F-Droid berichten; was für die Zukunft geplant ist; und wie wir alle helfen können F-Droid zu verbessern.

https://chaos.social/users/Bubu
https://mastodon.technology/users/fdroidorg https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-195e-44ed-f10a-f6a032409818

🇬🇧 Call to contributors on a collaborative documentation focused on how to extend the lifespan of hardware abandoned by the manufacturers.

https://hackmd.io/@arthurlutz/awesome-software-running-on-old-hardware/edit?both

Boosts & retweets appreciated to extend the call. Any feedback welcome.

#lowtech #abandonware #hardware #embodiedenergy

Nächste Woche am Donnerstag, den 13.02.2020 (das ist der Tag vor dem I love Free Software Day treffen sich die Unterstützerïnnen der #FSFE dann wieder in #Berlin, genauer im Jugendclub E-LOK ab 19 Uhr in der Laskerstraße 6-8 unweit vom Bahnhof Ostkreuz.

Laskerstraße 6-8, Berlin

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass wir Marcus Hoffmann ( @Bubu ) als Referenten zum Thema F-Droid gewinnen konnten.

Marcus ist einer der Kernentwickler von #F-Droid und wird mit uns den aktuellen Stand, die Weiterentwicklung und die mögliche Beteiligung besprechen.

Ansonsten gibt es wie immer in der E-LOK gutes Essen und Getränke zu angenehmen Preisen. Gute Stimmung bringt ihr erfahrungsgemäß mit. Der Zugang zur E-LOK erfolgt über die rechte Einfahrt zu den Laskerhöfen.



#ilovefs

One of my side-projects is an alternative #FDroid client resurrecting the classic UI from before the 1.0 release.

Here's the list of things still to be fixed before an initial release: https://gitlab.com/Bubu/fdroidclassic/issues/1

One of the missing pieces is a proper icon which should resemble a retro/lo-fi version of the F-Droid robot. Anyone up for giving this a go?
I'm not a designer, so if nobody steps up the icon will be replaced by programmer art before release :D.

#fdroidclassic

Hier soir j'ai viré le compte g..gl. de mon Archos et j'ai installé aurora. Je me suis couché plus serein ! Il en faut peu pour être heureux. Très peu ...@fdroidorg @gdroid

As promised, I wrote a blog post: "Spoofing commits to repositories on GitHub"

https://iain.learmonth.me/blog/2019/2019w371/

@gdroid #de_westnordost_streetcomplete #fdroid_app_comments

Using the app is a lot of fun! Very much like catching Pokemon, but useful ;)

Helped me get involved in OpenStreetMap community

@everlastingrocks
No, @gdroid gives some useful features for Fdroid.
Yes, it's low (total users) because the paid app is quite new and a lot of users switched to the fdroid version (that was also a goal)

#GitHub is blocking users based on national origin, citing US trade controls law restrictions....

People from #Iran, #Syria, #Crimea, #Cuba, and North Korea woke up one day to lose access to all their public and private repositories. There's reporting that even people *who traveled* to any of those countries in the last 2 years are losing their data...

And #GitHub has not said ONE WORD ABOUT IT.

Read more: https://medium.com/@hamed/github-blocked-my-account-and-they-think-im-developing-nuclear-weapons-e7e1fe62cb74

@xj9
No, it was for the Google Play release. Though, there is an app for Fdroid that allows to give feedback @gdroid

Before I go off to celebrate Midsummer by being in bed sick (Swedish woes), I want to share a small update.

#Tusky will keep blocking servers which actively promote fascism. This in particular means Gab.

We will get our next release out just in time for the 4th of July.

Don't even try to debate us about Free Speech. This is our speech, exercising #ANTIFA views. And we will keep doing it

We will post a bigger update at a later time about what this all really means.

Blog post on everything Tusky and rickrolling, a one-stop-shop of all of my rebuttals against the common arguments I've seen over the past week or so.

https://cjslep.com/c/blog/on-tusky-rickrolling

@__h2__ offered a 50€ bounty for proper Android TV support.

If that's of any interest to you, maybe you want to add to that bounty. Or maybe you want to implement the missing bits.

👍 #gdroid the #android #app store for #fdroid makes it easy to find new #apps through tags and and through ratings in the fediverse (like this post). The app is frequently updated.

@gdroid #org_gdroid_gdroid #fdroid_app_comments

Fun fact:

The instance social.masto.host is indirectly funded by LineageOS + F-Droid.

Earlier, I was replacing my phone every 2 years with a new version of the same series. But last year, when my phone was ready for replacement (too slow, no Android updates), I flashed LineageOS + F-Droid on it instead.

I saved € 187.5 by not buying a new phone. This instance costs € 5 per month.

P.S. I know the exact cost because I bought one for a family member.

#PlannedObsolescence #LineageOS #FDroid

Recently, I considered living without Google. The idea came up to me after reading the reflection from @switchingsocial
I agreed with SwitchingSocial's perspective. This article is my first step to say goodbye to Google. (and first step to write blog in English 😳 )

My First Attempt to Live Without Google
https://jseesaw.writeas.com/my-first-attempt-to-live-without-google

#Privacy #Alternatives #DeleteGoogle