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That'd help, but a problem is they could still go closed-source and you wouldn't know - the store itself has no concept of open or closed source so it's not lik
by gsuuon 3y ago
That'd help, but a problem is they could still go closed-source and you wouldn't know - the store itself has no concept of open or closed source so it's not like you could check an "uninstall if it goes closed source" box. Maybe there's room for a browser extension that hosts other browser extensions but with a much better security model than what Google allows.
- dvdkon 3y agoI think that'd be a great idea, an "FDroid for extensions": A store that serves exactly the code in the repo. Sadly I don't think Chrome/Firefox allow building this as an extension itself.
- Hackbraten 3y agoYou don’t have to use the store to install and update the extension. You monitor the upstream GitHub release feed, and build and install the extension yourself on every update.
- gsuuon 3y agoThis would make a great host extension - just add new extensions to the list and it automatically pull/build/installs the extension.