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Did you check the repo? You can download and build your own app easily, they have instructions for all 3 platforms: https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard#bu

• sneak 6y ago
  I am aware that one can build the app from source; my comments were orthogonal to that. It is customary for open source projects that involve complicated or proprietary build processes to provide binaries which one can simply download and run. App Store releases are decidedly not this: they include DRM, and have as a requirement the provision of personal information to (and agreement to an onerous legal contract with) a third party: the app store vendor. You can't get free apps from the mac App Store without giving Apple your phone number and email address. In the case of interpreted software (such as this) those interpreted (but nonetheless runnable) files should be modifiable. You shouldn't have to set up a toolchain (which on macOS is proprietary and requires its own EULA) to try out this software if you don’t have or want an AppleID. If you do jump through the App Store hoops, you can't edit the app and then run it.
  • it33 6y ago
    Focalboard team here. Added a feature idea on providing binaries: https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues/99 https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues/99 Thanks for your feedback! We'd love to hear more. We just setup this page with links on how to get more involved: https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/wiki/Share-your-feedback https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/wiki/Share-your-fee...!
    • sneak 6y ago
      Rip out your spyware first, it's a bigger problem than forcing users to the App Store.