Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview)

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Google's new Developer Registration Program is catastrophic for F-Droid and open source app distribution. In this interview, Marc Prud'hommeaux from the F-Droid Board of Directors explains what's happening, why it matters (even if you only use the Google Play Store or Apple's App Store), and what concrete actions you can take RIGHT NOW. We discuss why F-Droid calls this an "extinction event," the implications for open source development, and what you can do to fight back.

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO:

• https://keepandroidopen.org/

• https://f-droid.org/

Timestamps:

0:00:00 INTRO

00:01:45 PIVOTING TO OPEN SOURCE

00:04:29 WHEN MARC JOINED THE BOARD

00:05:27 APP STORE BREAKDOWN

00:08:23 GOOGLE PLAY STORE VS. F-DROID

00:10:39 MALWARE & APP STORE SAFETY

00:15:45 ARE DEVS AWARE OF MALWARE?

00:17:40 WHY IS F-DROID ONLY ON ANDROID?

00:19:26 GOOGLE'S PLANS FOR ANDROID

00:22:44 HOW BAD IS THIS?

00:24:21 GOOGLE'S REASONING

00:26:21 HOW THIS IMPACTS F-DROID

00:28:42 WEB-BASED F-DROID?

00:30:05 DOES THIS IMPACT OTHER APP STORES?

00:31:35 WHY SHOULD REGULAR USERS CARE?

00:37:09 WHY SHOULD OTHER USERS CARE?

00:39:45 EFFECT ON DEVELOPERS

00:41:29 WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?

00:48:54 WHY IS GOOGLE DOING THIS?

00:51:02 COMPARISON TO EPIC GAMES

00:52:58 IS ANYONE ELSE STEPPING UP?

00:54:31 WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING RIGHT NOW?

00:56:35 WHAT'S NEXT?

01:01:34 FINAL WORDS

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