this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2025
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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.
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It's on F-Droid if you load their repo. Also it's open source but I understand some people don't like their license.
It is not allowed in F-Droid's official repos because it is not open source; anyone can run their own F-Droid repo and distribute proprietary software from it.
It is not open source; that is a term with an internationally recognized definition. Even FUTO themselves now acknowledge it is not.
I think they mean it's technically not a 'FOSS' app, but instead a 'source-available' app.
There license strips you of your freedoms. It is not free (libre) or open source. You can fork it but there are arbitrary restrictions that take away your rights.