Neil BrownFeb 17

People should be able to write software for Android, and distribute it outside Google's Play store, without having to:

* pay Google
* give government ID to Google
* agree to Google terms and conditions

People should be able to install the software they want on their phone, from sources other than Google's Play store, without having to jump through Google-imposed hoops.

e.g. via F-Droid.

We've got until September this year to stop Google squeezing the open Android ecosystem.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

Keep Android Open

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

Show threadKeith JudgeFeb 17
@neil I'm sure you're already aware Epic Games have an ongoing legal battle with Google/Apple about putting their own store on Android/iOS based on the same principles.
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@KeefJudge @neil Epic still wants 12% of everything on that store though.
Feb 18 at 12:36pmWeb
Show threadKeith JudgeFeb 18
@drgroftehauge @neil True, but the point is people ought to be able to choose which store they have on their phone, not just the Google Play one.