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F-Droid previously banned Gab for being a “free speech zone” that will “tolerate all opinions” https://reclaimthenet.org/f-droid-bans-gab-app/ https://reclaimt

• yorwba 6y ago
  F-Droid's press release actually explains their decision not to ban Fedilab even though it allows accessing Gab and they don't like it. https://f-droid.org/en/2019/07/16/statement.html https://f-droid.org/en/2019/07/16/statement.html
  • dannyw 6y ago
    Their press release says: > F-Droid is taking a political stance here I do not want any App Store to be taking political stances.
    • whimsicalism 6y ago
      > I do not want any App Store to be taking political stances. I don't think there is a clean separation between political and non-political when you're choosing whether to accept or deny apps to an app store.
      • dannyw 6y ago
        I think you can choose to not deny apps based on political reasons (e.g. BLM) but still choose to deny apps based on security (e.g. malware), deceptiveness (spam, abuse), or license (e.g. closed source).
    • patmorgan23 6y ago
      Free software is a political stance
      • jdu9 6y ago
        Free as in free speech. The Gab app does not violate the four essential freedoms [1] or F-Droid's inclusion policy [2]. They even host Hentai apps where you can access lolicon pornography [3] and simply state that users should "be aware of any applicable local laws and regulations". [1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html [2] https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Inclusion_Policy/ https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Inclusion_Policy/ [3] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/moe.feng.nhentai/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/moe.feng.nhentai/