Mandatory Developer Registration? Hardfork Android

6 months ago by VanillaWasp to c/privacy

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution

With the upcoming changes to how Google handle's app verification, the future of the android ecosystem looks pretty grim.

While there are calls to petition and protest, it is long past time to take our phones out of the hands of google and into the community.

With the mass tech layoffs, the ai storm taking jobs,etc, there are more than enough skilled devs with free time to make this happen. We as the community need to support them financially.

Please help spread the message in your various channels. If you're technically capable enough, start the process!

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

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PiraHxCx 45 points 6 months ago

Petitions and shit would only have any meaning if the decisions were based on ethicand public interest, but it's all money and power, so the only petition and open letters worth signing are those just saying fuck google and the human garbage running it

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VanillaWasp 9 points 6 months ago

exactly that's why actions speak louder in these cases.

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