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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by luke-stanley on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:15PM (#45019766)
A repo is just files in a directory, so the namespace can be changed, but the whole thing stinks. Having to setup Android signing keys and needing to provide ID is not fun. It means you won't easily be able to run builds on Google certified Android devices that aren't from "approved" people.
Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by abeyer on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:21PM (#45019829)
That's where the "prohibitively difficult" part comes in... surely they don't expect every developer on every open source app in the world to have their own app registration/package name for the same app, do they? Feels like an N * M problem, if so.
Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by luke-stanley on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:27PM (#45019907)
They are namespacing, like it or not, and clearly they don't care about open-source that much.
Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by weikju on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @12:01AM (#45022138)
Get rid of those pesky open source guys, keep the merchants who want $$$ and can pay $ to Google.