this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2025
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No need to apologize. I can differentiate disagreement from attack.
However, consider that this action raises the bar to run FOSS apps from:
To:
OR:
The new barrier to entry is going to inevitably catch a whole lot of people who would otherwise be willing to go out of their way to install FOSS apps. Development will also suffer as a downstream consequence of this.
I use postmarketOS too, and it is a much more pleasant experience to use than having to break out a second device to update or install software. It has a large number of issues, but it's more comfortable to use than your comment implies.