PapancaOct 1, 2023

Is there something like F-droid, but for windows software?

https://lemmy.world/post/6085881

Is there something like F-droid, but for windows software? - Lemmy.world

I find it quite hard to find open source software for windows. In time i might switch to linux, but for now i am stuck with windows 10. Is there some reliable place where you can search for open source software? Or is it that devs usually just don’t bother with windows?

Show threadgrueOct 1, 2023

F-Droid does a lot of vetting to help users avoid anti-features and other abuse.

Windows has anti-features built right into the OS, so on that platform such vetting is kinda pointless.

So, no, not really.

Anti-Features | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

When reviewing apps to accept, F-Droid takes the user’s point of view, first and foremost. We start with strict acceptance criteria based on the principles o...

Show threadfbmacOct 1, 2023
android has anti-features too, not ppintless
Show threadaesOct 1, 2023
Android with play services*. Degoogled phones are dumb as rocks and some people like em that way
Show threadKnusper
If by dumb as rocks, you mean not wasting obscene amounts of battery to tell Google all the details of my existence, yes, I do like that.
Oct 2, 2023 at 5:00amWeb