Not to sound alarmist, but consider a future where you *must* use #Windows 12 because switching to #Linux is "illegal" thanks to Age Verification nonsense.
It's clear the Corpos are literally trying to remove the ability for anyone to use compute without their gatekeeping. The time to fight that is now.
@operationpuppet Unfortunately, you are not being an alarmist at all.
You even neglected to mention that you also *must* use official Google phones. De-Googled Android, will no longer exist, because Google will start blocking the install of any app unless the developer has registered himself with Google inc.
Goodbye #lineageos , #fdroid , #grapheneos , #aurorastore , #eos , #sailfishos etc
1) This isn't the case for any of the custom Android-based systems you just mentioned
2) The GrapheneOS Foundation just announced a partnership with Motorola, and will be launching secure, degoogled devices next year. So no, you don't need to use an "official Google phone".
@Andromxda nevertheless , all the alternative android operating systems rely heavily on the alternative stores.
No one knows for sure what the effect will be on all the devs publishing there. FDroid is actively discouraging them to register.
But it could well be that many of them might just give up altogether when their reach is so limited.
I hope they won't ofcourse.
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