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Guardian Project

We have been running an #FDroid-compatible repository since 2012! Since then, the free software ecosystem on Android has blossomed, meaning @fdroidorg can be properly strict about #FreeSoftware. A couple of our apps still have a couple #proprietary blobs that are requirements. F-Droid no longer includes any third party repos by default, that means our repo is no longer there by default. It is still easy and safe to add it! Read on for more info:

guardianproject.info/2024/02/2

Guardian ProjectThe future of our fdroid-compatible app repositoryGuardian Project has been running its own fdroid-compatible app repository since 2012. Up until now, we worked to ensure that our repository had the same standards of free software as the official F-Droid repository. Therefore, the Guardian Project repository was included in the official F-Droid client app by default. A lot has changed since then, for the better. F-Droid has long since stopped shipping pre-built binaries from any provider. Back in the day, F-Droid shipped some binaries, like Mozilla’s Firefox APKs, and allowed some non-free libraries in apps.
IzzyOnDroid ✅

There are even more repos around. For example, the repo exists since 2016. While being a "simple binary repo", it has good security measures implemented – detecting even things the scanners at @fdroidorg miss (and vice versa). Its inclusion criteria slightly differ from those at so you'll find apps there which are not available at F-Droid. High transparency and interesting additional details. And more than 1,100 . Give it a try! Read more at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/i

IzzyOnDroid App RepoInformation on IzzyOnDroid's F-Droid compatible repohow to use this site and its repo, how to get your app listed here, and more.
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Hans-Christoph Steiner

@IzzyOnDroid @fdroidorg I think the #IzzySoftRepo is a good example of how a binary repo should be run: clear criteria for inclusion, good marking of Anti-Features, regular enforcement action, etc. Indeed @IzzyOnDroid caught the missing Anti-Features on the Guardian Project repo wth one of his scans. Thanks again!

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IzzyOnDroid ✅

Thanks @eighthave! IMHO by running an F-Droid repo (whether it builds from source or just offers binaries) intended to be used by others, one accepts responsibility. So one should take the best possible measures to make it as safe and as transparent as possible. I try my best here, and I won't stop where I'm standing now – but hopefully improve it even more. 🤞 @fdroidorg

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