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On the other side of the coin, those of us doing tech support for unsavvy family members do not want them installing software from any source but some vetted ap
by bigfishrunning 6mo ago
On the other side of the coin, those of us doing tech support for unsavvy family members do not want them installing software from any source but some vetted app store. Making it a bit harder is a real boon for those of us that still carry the mental scars of so many Bonzi Buddy removals.
- fsflover 6mo agoDo you consider F-Droid a "vetted app store"?
- bigfishrunning 6mo agoYes I do but I don't want to help my parents install it
- fsflover 6mo agoYou should, as it is much safer than the one from Google.
- handedness 6mo agoCan you explain how?
- bigfishrunning 6mo agoYeah, but it doesn't include the apps that lay-people want to use, such as Facebook, Venmo, and Google Maps. I like open source software as much as the next guy, but most of it seems very off-brand to your average joe. Setting people up with Firefox is one thing, trying to get them to use AntennaPod instead of Spotify is a much taller order.