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VLC - App stores were a mistake
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I've scrolled through the F-Droid repositories in Droidify app and see that VLC does not have their own F-Droid repository ? They could create one, and set up mirrors for it, think of a way to cover the hosting costs, why not ? Making yourself depend on Apple and Google and saying that app stores were a mistake feels wrong.
Better to use the official fdroid repo
Generally with small time apps, sure, but VLC are trustworthy enough to get it straight from the source. However, it's not like VLC is an app that you need to keep up to date as soon as possible.
Unlike certain services, the main fdroid repo is pretty reliable
It doesn't because you should get the app from F-droid main.
Several projects have their own F-Droid repository. A few years ago VLC was not updated for some time for some reason. A project like NewPipe has their own F-Droid repository making it possible to let users download the latest version, which can be useful when there is issues with the main F-Droid repository.