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Is F-droid insecure? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by someacnt@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
 

In the GrapheneOS forum, I encountered a claim that F-droid is insecure (and not good at privacy as well). These links (and more) were given as an evidence:

While there are some attitude against FOSS app, I think the arguments are generally sound and in good-faith. Which makes me confused, as I've been hearing good words about F-droid in lemmyverse.

I am not good at assessing arguments, so I want to ask you guys for more aspects and information.

Also, if not F-droid, what should I use? Is Aurora store, a frontend of play store, not fine to use as well?

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[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Wrong, F-Droid is and has libre software. We control it.

Meanwhile, GrapheneOS has Accrescent spreading software which fails to include a libre software license text file, software we do not control, dangerous!

Tech talk is a confusion strategy to derail us and 'open source' is another. With it, their scam cannot get more blatant.

Warning, Accresent from the GrapheneOS Store does this and Privacy Guides does this too, smuggling it mixed in with good information, so always think for yourself. This is one of the few ways to trick us that sometimes actually works, so watch out for it.

Can we use GrapheneOS with F-Droid and without Accrescent? Yes.

Aurora Store (libre) replaces the Google Store app (anti-libre) but spreads other anti-libre software, less harm but not harmless.

Obtainium does nothing to check apps are libre software.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Why does including a text file have anything to do with control?

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Not any text file. Read that again.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I did I must be missing something..

Also what is "Accrescent spreading software"? I searched for it and it looks like it's just an app store like f-droid?

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not any software. Read more than half a sentence.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ok, I've been trying to understand what you mean and one-line snarky replies are not helping your case.

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