"F-Droid 2.0 now fetches and installs app updates by default."Why not download source, review, (edit) and compile on the device, e.g., using Termux, Gradle and Android cmdline-toolsIs "convenience" the rationale for the F-Droid appMaybe it's the same rationale that drives Linux users toward "binary package managers"
Speed. Most people are going to choose a fast binary download + automated integrity check over compiling from source, regardless of their reason for using F-Droid.
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Why not download source, review, (edit) and compile on the device, e.g., using Termux, Gradle and Android cmdline-tools
Is "convenience" the rationale for the F-Droid app
Maybe it's the same rationale that drives Linux users toward "binary package managers"
epenn · · focus · HN ↗