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Re:Show HN: I'm working on an open-source Gmail replacement on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @02:41AM (#6681390)
Not necessarily. Focusing talent on a collaborative effort can make one great product instead of many not so great ones.
Re:How being hacked impacted our startup’s key metrics on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @12:27PM (#6676390)
Be aware that most of the graphs' y-axes do not start at 0!
Re:The Quest to Build a Truly Free Version of Android on Sunday November 03, 2013 @12:26PM (#6664050)
HTC Desire (which is very similar to the Nexus One). Just writing this reminded me that I really like HTC Sense and would probably miss that the most.
Re:Are You A Typing Hacker? Prove It on Sunday November 03, 2013 @04:47AM (#6662687)
Re:The Quest to Build a Truly Free Version of Android on Sunday November 03, 2013 @04:33AM (#6662661)
Unfortunately Replicant does not run on my phone. When time comes to purchase a new one, I will probably get a compatible one. Most of the apps I use already come from the F-Droid repository https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/ as there is a lot of fantastic software available there.

I don't like it when threads end up as list of lists but some recommendations that might not be well known:

Aard is a offline wiki(pedia and others) reader. AFWall+ is a firewall to give/revoke internet access to apps. It is a fork of DroidWall which went inactive. Document Viewer is the best PDF reader I know and it's free software, hooray. It can automatically cut off white margins, you can set your own touch controls etc. Gibberbot is a great XMPP client. I tested many but this one did not randomly stop receiving messages like all the others did. GnuCash for keeping track of finances. Mirakel is a Todo app which I switched from Astrid to. Astrid is free software too but relies on several non-free libraries from what I know. Mirakel seems more concerned with privacy. OsmAnd for offline maps. And of course you can get APG, AdAway, ConnectBot, FBReader, K-9 Mail, ScummVM, Terminal Emulator etc. from F-Droid.

Re:Letter to a young programmer on Monday October 28, 2013 @08:19AM (#6626454)
Try https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SCL-9OjK6NM/TBJJmht0dPI/A... , I am not sure if that is an expiring link.