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Fdroid says that not all of the code is free... What are the closed portions, anyone knows? Edit: this seems to be due to (removed for fdroid) google integrati
by vanous 3y ago
Fdroid says that not all of the code is free... What are the closed portions, anyone knows?
Edit: this seems to be due to (removed for fdroid) google integration. Feels strange... Author removes a Google library for fdroid release but is still being punished be the antifeature.
- jonas-w 3y agohttps://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/issues/182 https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/issues/182 It contains a google library, but can't find what exact library they are referring to, as the link they've provided is dead. EDIT: Found it in an old commit from around that time the comment was made https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/blob/1818d39049bae2517ba380d5bfd05f3fae6c3656/app/build.gradle#L101 https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/blob/1818d3904... A googleplay "appupdate" library, I don't have knowledge about App development, but I don't see how this library is needed in the fdroid version?
- lostmsu 3y agoIt seems to not be needed or used. My take from the thread is that F-Droid complains about the library reference present in the source code at all. It does not know the library is not linked in the F-Droid build.
- mananaysiempre 3y agoAFAIU if a nonfree library can’t be disabled or patched out, the app doesn’t get to be published on F-Droid at all. The antifeature description[1] just says > In our experience, where the upstream developer includes Non-Free libraries, sooner or later they will include more Non-Free libraries, or other Anti-Features. Frequently they become impossible to maintain/update in F-Droid. [1] https://f-droid.org/docs/Anti-Features/#UpstreamNonFree https://f-droid.org/docs/Anti-Features/#UpstreamNonFree