After the news cycle recently exploded with the announcement that Google would require every single Android app to be from a registered and verified developer, while killing third-party app stores …
No they don’t. There are viable, open source alternatives for 99% of the software/services we use. The fact that people are not aware of it is already like half of the real problem.
I’ll be honest, tech got us by the balls… and they know it.
No they don’t. There are viable, open source alternatives for 99% of the software/services we use. The fact that people are not aware of it is already like half of the real problem.
Say that to my banking and credit card apps (some of which don’t even have a web version for seCuRitY reasons)
I’d say ‘change banks’.
For a multitude of reasons, that is a silly suggestion.
The open source alternative to those is currently doing quite well.
What is it ?
What the heck is the open source equivalent of being able to manage the direct debits of one of my specific current credit cards?
Y’all can come in here with a suggestion, too. I’m just saying we are all ears.
I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I’m saying it doesn’t seem like it will matter.