Hi Fil, These all sound like very good ideas to me.
Quoth Fil Lupin: > 2. Newcomers would like to be able to install the same apps they used on > android. > Possibilities to keep applications they used should be given, through > alternatives (f-droid, etc.), keeping application data and even downloading > app without google account in the case the app is not available in another > repo than google play. I have to say I have no idea since I was not really > interested in this, I just make some efforts into porting SMS/MMS data to > replicant 4.2 (still not 100% functionnal) from iOS and from replicant 4.2 to > 6 (0% functionnal) As to users having access to apps they currently rely on that aren't in fdroid, the Yalp Store app (which is in fdroid) is a good solution; it gives access to all the stuff in Google Play (afaik, at least), without a login. Now presumably there's plenty of stuff in there that wouldn't work in replicant, due to expecting hardware GL drivers, Google Play Services (or whatever they're called these days), a camera implementation that can do QR codes, but there are certainly plenty of apps that can work too. I download and update Signal from there, for example. I think that would it be worth mentioning. However it does offer nonfree applications, so maybe this would be against policy to mention it on the website, I don't know. I personally would be for it, as it's a legitimate source of extra free software that for whatever reason isn't in fdroid, as well as potentially allowing transitioning users the ability to install an essential-to-them app that is non-free, at least for the timebeing. As for the capability and instructions to import/export data like contacts and SMS, I agree that would be useful, but I don't know how reliable any instructions we could offer would be. Just some thoughts. Thanks for raising this, I definitely agree that a clearer statement of "this is what we do, and what differentiates us from others" is worthwhile. Nick _______________________________________________ Replicant mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/replicant
