Does this mean that the Eclipse Public License is allowed (unless GPL is listed as a “Secondary License”) but the Mozilla Public License is not allowed (unless “Incompatible With Secondary Licenses”)?

When ZipoApps adds advertisements and telemetry to a future version of the Simple Mobile Tools apps, will my Google-Play-installed apps be automatically updated to the newer version with ads and telemetry? I don’t want ZipoApps to get any of my data.

What’s to stop the installer on Linux from configuring the service such that the service always runs on boot? e.g. systemctl enable malware.service.

If you did not enable end-to-end encryption for your WhatsApp backups on Google Drive, the US government could possibly compel Google to hand over your encrypted (but not end-to-end encrypted) backup, and compel Meta to hand over the decryption keys for the backup.

Details about how WhatsApp backup works: The Workings of WhatsApp’s Backups (and Why You Should Enable End-to-End Encrypted Backups).

Thank you for the feedback. I have added additional information to the original post. I hope that the additional information answers all your questions.

People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven’t aged well and don’t play well.

What’s the issue with SuperTuxKart? I thought that it was great fun when I played it.

Time to use Framatalk instead of the main instance. Framatalk is an instance of Jitsi Meet.

LocalSend is not exactly an alternative to AirDrop. In LocalSend, two devices must be connected to the same LAN to share files with each other. In AirDrop, no LAN connection is necessary. Files are transferred directly between devices, similar to Bluetooth file sharing between devices.

Why would I use this ChatGPT thing when I can self-host Llama 2 or Falcon, which is free and open source?

What are the advantages of using Borg instead of Duplicity?

Behold the Rise of the Cybermen! Elon Musk is the John Lumic of our world. Humanity will be upgraded! https://piped.video/watch?v=TQs3gVobcfg

If you are unable to install a custom ROM on your Samsung smartphone, the next best alternative is probably to use https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater to deactivate as much Google and Samsung spyware as possible.

If and when Signal is packaged for F-Droid, how is the British government going to stop people in the UK from using Signal?

What is meant by “non-free network service” in this context?

Geometric Weather gets its weather data from AccuWeather and OpenWeatherMap, which are not open source weather APIs. In contrast, omWeather gets its weather data from Open-Meteo, which is open source.

No, FlorisBoard does not support Chinese input. Source: https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard/issues/149

Jami seems to have problems with message delivery. I was not able to send a message between my two Android phones. I have tried several times. Is anyone experiencing the same problem?

EDIT: here is a similar complaint: https://old.reddit.com/r/jami/comments/101cq00/why_is_jami_still_not_working/

According to F-Droid:

Anti-Features

This app has features you may not like.

This app promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service

Why would I use this “Geometric Weather” on Android instead of a completely free weather app such as omWeather?

In the version of Vim that I am using (Vim 8.1), the “advertisement” appears to be randomly chosen between “Help poor children in Uganda!” and “Sponsor Vim development!”.

Pharo is licensed under MIT hence most of my work needs to be licensed also under MIT.

I believe that this is not true. I thought that it is not mandatory for your work to be licensed under the MIT license in this case. Can anyone confirm this?

Linux phones

Will we be able to use messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal on Linux phones?