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I think some people are confused/missing the point. This isn't competing with F-Droid, it IS F-Droid. Everything from the statistics to the APK downloads (noti

I think some people are confused/missing the point. This isn't competing with F-Droid, it IS F-Droid. Everything from the statistics to the APK downloads (notice the redirect) are sourced from https://f-droid.org/ https://f-droid.org/. It's a beautiful front end and necessary improvement over what exists, but it's complementary not competitive. My $0.02: 1. Link to download button to the app entry in F-Droid so I can download it from the Android client. (Getting the user to trust random APKs is not a responsible behavior.) 2. Clarify that this site is a viewer for F-Droid and non-UI contributions should be sent there. Other misc notes: Install F-Droid as a system app (root) in order to install packages using the client without having unknown sources checked. Material design for the client is coming [1] [1] https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/merge_requests/64 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/merge_requests/64 It's awesome to see this on the front page of HN, If you think these things are worth supporting, do so! https://f-droid.org/contribute https://f-droid.org/contribute

SnaKeZ 11y ago
Yes, isn't competing with F-Droid...it's just a frontend for F-Droid with popularity data.
- libredroid 11y ago
  Your download links point to the most recent version of the app, which is not always the recommended version available from F-Droid. Recommended versions are marked with a star. For example, http://fossdroid.com/a/fdroid.html http://fossdroid.com/a/fdroid.html serves a download of 0.86 which is an unstable test version. All of this is handled better by the F-Droid client app. The way your site is set up now could lead to a poor user experience if they encounter problems with unstable versions of apps that shouldn't be downloaded by default. Being open source, you're free to do whatever you like, but I suggest you talk with the F-Droid devs to make sure everything is mutually beneficial.
  - SnaKeZ 11y ago
    Ok thanks, i added this issue :) i hope to fix this soon.
- mkesper 11y ago
  Please include a short About section telling us so (can link to a longer About page). Always imagine someone stumbles over your page, not knowing what it's about at all.
  - SnaKeZ 11y ago
    Thanks for the suggestion, I added an "About" page with a short info and changelog.

SnaKeZ 11y ago

Yes, isn't competing with F-Droid...it's just a frontend for F-Droid with popularity data.

libredroid 11y ago
Your download links point to the most recent version of the app, which is not always the recommended version available from F-Droid. Recommended versions are marked with a star. For example, http://fossdroid.com/a/fdroid.html http://fossdroid.com/a/fdroid.html serves a download of 0.86 which is an unstable test version. All of this is handled better by the F-Droid client app. The way your site is set up now could lead to a poor user experience if they encounter problems with unstable versions of apps that shouldn't be downloaded by default. Being open source, you're free to do whatever you like, but I suggest you talk with the F-Droid devs to make sure everything is mutually beneficial.
- SnaKeZ 11y ago
  Ok thanks, i added this issue :) i hope to fix this soon.
mkesper 11y ago
Please include a short About section telling us so (can link to a longer About page). Always imagine someone stumbles over your page, not knowing what it's about at all.
- SnaKeZ 11y ago
  Thanks for the suggestion, I added an "About" page with a short info and changelog.