KDEFeb 26

KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign

#Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @fdroidorg and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

Many KDE apps are deployed for Android: KDE Connect, Itinerary, Tokodon, and there's even a test version of Krita for Android.

KDE calls on Google to reverse course and @keepandroidopen.

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

Show threadKDEFeb 26

@fdroidorg @keepandroidopen

Spread this post and, if you are the maintainer of a software project with versions for Android, please join us and sign the open letter:

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution

Show threadStemyFeb 26
@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen Do you really think a company that lick the boots of a fascist dictator will give a damn about this open letter, let alone the openness of its own products?
Show threadSimon DeutschlFeb 26

@Stem
No. But to keep the mouth shut and let it happen quietly is not an option.

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen

Show threadStemyFeb 26
@simondeutschl @kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen Any option will lead to the same result, so what does it matter?
Show threadSimon DeutschlFeb 26

@Stem
If you fight, you'll probably lose. But if you don't fight, you have already lost.

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen

Show threadStemy
@simondeutschl @kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen If you fight with inefficient weapons, you have also already lost.
Feb 26 at 11:15amWeb
Show threadSimon DeutschlFeb 26

@Stem
OK... 🤷‍♂️

@kde @fdroidorg @keepandroidopen