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Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by Arathorn on Saturday January 30, 2021 @06:57AM (#25968375)
F-Droid publish their own builds; part of their mission is to independently build and package the upstream from source to avoid risk of the upstream doing anything unpleasant.
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Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by tom_mellior on Saturday January 30, 2021 @10:17AM (#25969722)
Got it, thanks for the info. I donated 100 dollars via https://f-droid.org/en/donate/ in the hope it helps them. Thank you and everyone working on Element and Matrix as well!
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Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by lukeramsden on Saturday January 30, 2021 @07:46AM (#25968630)
Can they not automate that? That would probably put them _ahead_ of the Play Store
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Re:Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play ... by codethief on Sunday January 31, 2021 @07:45AM (#25978401)
It's not their goal. They want to be able to check the source code and verify it does what the developers claim it does.

The Matrix developers could, however, set up their own F-Droid repository and publish their own (automated) builds there.

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