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@nixCraft Larry Ellison is a shitbag, always has been. There's a reason every open source project run by Sun microsystems was forked immediately on the news of being bought by Oracle. I wish a pox on him and his bloodline.

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J Mar 11

@Vivaldi this is bananas to me. Android's openness is its competitive advantage. If I'm going to be locked into a Google ecosystem, I may as well get an iPhone. This won't affect me as much, I'm either on Lineage or graphene but that's also just a locked bootloader away from being taken away. Thanks for fighting the good fight.

J Mar 11

Vivaldi Browser Mar 11

Big Tech is at it again.

Some of you might have seen this already. Google has announced a new policy for Android app developers, which would require them to seek Google’s permission if they want to distribute their apps outside of the Google Play Store (on their own website or on alternative app stores). This would entail:

1) agreeing to their terms and conditions
2) paying a fee
3) uploading a government ID

Which is wrong on so many levels. Nobody should be forced to register with Google if they don’t want to use their services.

In doing so they would be extending their gatekeeping (tentacles) into distribution channels where they’re just not a legitimate authority.

At Vivaldi, we believe you have the right to run whatever software you want on a device you own. That’s why we’ve co-signed this open letter, together with other 53 organisations, requesting Google to back off on the proposed policy before it enters into force.

(Plus, they have have a pretty cool logo 😄)

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

J Mar 11

OWASP Foundation Mar 11

🎉📱 Mobile security doesn’t have to be scary!
Our friends @NowSecureMobile turned MASVS, MASTG and MASWE into a super-easy, infographic, perfect for devs, testers and security pros alike!
Check it out:
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2026/01/21/owasp-mobile-application-security-explained-how-to-put-masvs-mastg-and-maswe-into-practice/

J Mar 6

Vivaldi Browser Mar 6

Anyone up for a sticker swap?

We send you one of these, you send us something else? Let us see what you got 👀

(Please boost for reach!)

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J Mar 3

@mossman @Vivaldi I look at all the hoops people jump through to make windows useable now, how can that possibly be easier than installing linux? Creating dummy accounts to be able to login and create normal offline users; running third party scripts to disable tracking and ads and ai; following guides to disable built in crapware. I simply can't comprehend it.

J Mar 3

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Draken BlackKnight Mar 3

@Vivaldi
Windows.

J Feb 25

marial Feb 24

Bring popcorn, this is a developing story… 🍿
(From Threads)

J Feb 17

F-Droid Feb 17

The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!

Keep Android Open

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

J Dec 28

nixCraft 🐧Dec 28

In 1991, a uni student from Finland started a "hobby" project because he couldn't afford to pay expensive Unix license that could run on a commodity hardware. At the time, he told on the mailing list that his project wouldn't be anything "big or professional."

It turned out that he was totally wrong.

Happy 56th Birthday to the creator of Linux kernel and git, Linus Torvalds! May you live healthy and happy forever. Thank you for all your hard work and providing us employment and keep it FLOSS😊