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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by SahAssar on Thursday August 29, 2019 @08:45AM (#20828971)
How do you define "absolutely no harm"? Cause a lot of them are clearly misleading about what they do, what permissions they require. A lot of games are clearly geared to be addictive and get you to spend money on their "free" game.
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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by conception on Thursday August 29, 2019 @08:56AM (#20829030)
That wouldn't get better in an open ecosystem. No harm means not infecting your phone, other app, can be uninstalled easily etc.
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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by SahAssar on Thursday August 29, 2019 @09:18AM (#20829202)
I'm not saying it would, but saying "absolutely no harm" seems a bit hyperbolic.
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