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Cake day: July 11th, 2023

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  • edit: this is an article from November, its not something new…


    bullshit! if this is actually what the “new” rule is, the exact same thing was already part of their unacceptable original plans.

    To accommodate educational and noncommercial development, Google will introduce a new limited developer account type aimed at students and hobbyists. These accounts will not undergo full identity verification but will instead allow app installations on a restricted number of registered devices.

    no to any kind of accounts, to any kind of developer registration, and any kind of install limits! its none of google’s business what apps people install outside their store, and so they shouldn’t be able to enforce a global installation limit for any apps!















  • its not because they are adamant about OSS, but because the H.264 and H.265 codecs have software patents that require distributors paying a license fee. the situation is a bit unclear, that’s why some distros choose to distribute these drivers. Besides fedora, opensuse and others too do not distribute these drivers.

    but flatpak versions of software will get downloaded along with these drivers, and that will work on any distro, because flathub decided they can distribute these drivers. bit of a courageous move, but I guess they know what they are doing.