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		mfuzzey on Dec 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Appreciating F-Droid as an app developer The OS itself being proprietary isn't a reason to not have sideloading or alternative stores. Windows is proprietary too yet you've always been able to download a .EXE from arbitary web sites.

pwdisswordfish9 on Dec 8, 2022 [–]

> isn't a reason to not have sideloading or alternative stores

Who argued otherwise? On the topic of F-Droid in particular not being available for iOS, there _is_ a reason behind it.

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