F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due to outdated CPUs

Re:F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due... by ignoramous on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @10:12AM (#44888700)

> about to ask people to donate, but they have $80k in their coffers

I'd still ask folks to donate. £80k isn't much at all given the time and effort I've seen their volunteers spend on keeping the lights on.

From what I recall, they do want to modernize their build infrastructure, but it is as big as an investment they can make. If they had enough in their "coffers", I'm sure they'd feel more confident about it.

It isn't like they don't have any other things to fix or address.

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Re:F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due... by csdreamer7 on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @12:41PM (#44890714)

I would too but do you have a link to them talking about it?

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Re:F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due... by ignoramous on Sunday August 17, 2025 @01:18PM (#44933192)

They publish weekly reports now on the work they're doing: https://f-droid.org/en/news

For example, here's a recent NLNet sponsorship that helped reproducible builds ship (an effort that began in 2023): https://f-droid.org/en/2025/05/21/making-reproducible-builds...

Their 2025 year in review: https://f-droid.org/en/2025/01/21/a-look-back-at-2024-f-droi...

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