Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Nov 6

Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org/

This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.

Whether you are a device owner, a developer, or a public institution, this affects you and should matter to you.

Everyone can meaningfully help to push back.

 

#FuckGoogle #Android #FOSS #Mobile

Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

Show threadDaniel Barucha
@rysiek there is other option: any mobile linux. I am with 100% from the bottom of my heart but maybe it is a time to divorce the Goog? The only thing against would be the banking mobile app if one must use it.
Nov 6 at 8:55pmWeb
Show threadMichał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Nov 6

@danielbarucha you are talking to a person who has not used a Googled phone as his daily driver ever in his life.

And that person will tell you that yes, whoever can should move off of Google-based and Google-supported platforms, but it is hard and not available to everyone.

And if Google closes Android further, it will become *harder* for people to move away.

Show threadDaniel BaruchaNov 6
@rysiek thanks, I've got it now after reading more [keepandroidopen.org] . The Unity 3D made the same mistake, while much smaller corporation - the same pattern and the same final outcome - developers boycott. Anyway it is a bit funny to advocate for while not using it, classic Cobbler's kids pattern? :) /with grain of salt/
Show threadsoaprootNov 8
@danielbarucha @rysiek I love my @murena phone but I don't view promoting alternatives and pressuring Google to be an either/or proposition.
Show threadDaniel BaruchaNov 8
@soaproot you are right. I do not want to pressure anyone nor to promote anything. I am looking for alternatives, in general. I would be perfectly OK with either mobian or ubuntu touch but the only issue is my bank - won't work from the browser only. In my case it is rather my internal conflict: I want cheap mobile and linux but I want my bank as well. Classic example of: eat and keep the cake. Freedom is not cheap and shouldn't be - it would loose the value. Thank you for that lesson.