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Re:Keep Android Open by jammo on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @06:31AM (#45744944)
I can see why they add the fee, but they would both garner so much goodwill by giving free accounts if the app you publish is open source. I don't think it would be that hard to automate by requiring a GitHub link.
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Re:Keep Android Open by justinclift on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @07:17AM (#45745313)
> goodwill

Doesn't seem like something they consider a positive though.

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Re:Keep Android Open by yard2010 on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @11:07AM (#45747814)
Those days are over. Being evil means there is no goodwill to begin with unless you can exploit it financially wise. Google stopped being not evil, they specifically deleted it from the code of conduct.

Ofc, being evil is subjective. But also this is the first excuse of evil players!

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