Google's Dev Registration Plan 'will End the F-Droid Project'
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Google's new developer registration plan is claimed to potentially end the F-Droid project, a repository of free and open-source Android apps, sparking concerns among developers about the impact on open-source Android ecosystems.
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ChrisArchitect
3 months ago
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45409794
throwaway81523
3 months ago
Link should be https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/googles_dev_registrat...
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