• auth
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    911 months ago

    They probably should not remove them and instead mark them as outdated

    • @[email protected]
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      811 months ago

      F-Droid has a setting that allows you to hide apps with anti-features. One of them is ‘source code no longer available’ but another for ‘source code not updated in 2+years’ would be great for this

    • @[email protected]OP
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      711 months ago

      Why not remove them? They take server space to host, and show up in searches when they arent useful.

      • newIdentity
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        711 months ago

        Archiving and data hoarding purposes

        • Baŝto
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          411 months ago

          They still could be moved to the archive repo

      • auth
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        11 months ago

        One reason might be that someone looking to create an app might want to use it as a starting point… It would make them easier to find if they don’t remove them from f-droid

    • @[email protected]OP
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      411 months ago

      That only appears to be if the app violates copyright or by the author. Not because an app is outdated.

  • @[email protected]
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    I’m actually responsible for doing that, I can remove any old app if you PayPal me $100 (no guarantees, all sales final)