@DaveMasonDotMe Quite possibly!

@bamboombibbitybop It will not.

@ancientsounds F-Droid has been talking to various competition regulators, yes.

@kw217 Excellent!

@GerardThornley I am far less opinionated about whatever rules Google puts in place for Google's own app store.

My focus is really in ensuring that privacy respecting, alternatives exist, as this is good for both developers and users.

@KeefJudge Indeed

@ben I removed "ID" and not "with" when I copy-edited it. Oops!

People should be able to write software for Android, and distribute it outside Google's Play store, without having to:

* pay Google
* give government ID to Google
* agree to Google terms and conditions

People should be able to install the software they want on their phone, from sources other than Google's Play store, without having to jump through Google-imposed hoops.

e.g. via F-Droid.

We've got until September this year to stop Google squeezing the open Android ecosystem.

https://keepandroidopen.org/