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That's exactly what I want to do and what I hope this will eventually enable: Run my own apps on my own frigging devices (no distribution involved) without havi
by tempodox 4y ago
That's exactly what I want to do and what I hope this will eventually enable: Run my own apps on my own frigging devices (no distribution involved) without having to bribe Apple for the privilege (if you don't buy a Developer subscription, you have to re-install your apps weekly to keep them functional).
- asdff 4y agoThis would eat the app store alive and I could not be happier. So many very basic and simple, frequently cloned, but sometimes necessary apps exist out there that do the whole trial and subscription song and dance to collect rent. This is only because there is no path for open source alternatives. If there were, it would be like the state of affairs with desktop based software, where you have some first party solution, then on github there are typically a couple open source free alternatives if there is any demand for that sort of software, or there are even whole ecosystems like apt, brew, or conda to maintain open source software on your device.
- malermeister 4y agoThere's F-Droid on Android, which is exactly what you're describing. App Store for Open Source projects. I'm hoping this brings something similar to Apple Devices!