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Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Tangent5280@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Basically title. I waited on installing F droid for a long time because my phone threw many scary warnings when I tried a long time ago. But now I have it, and I got some fossify apps, but since there is no "Editor's Picks" on F- droid I dont really know where to go from here.

What apps do you recommend I install first to remove my dependence on closed ecosystems?

What is my vulnerability surface ie, which sort of apps should I watch out for?

Are there any bad faith companies in the open source sphere?

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[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

get obtainium

[-] speck@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

Vinyl Music Player has been my favorite of the large handful that I've tried

Your question about the security of apps is a good one and should be an ongoing one. Who do we, who don't code, put our trust into? Generally I just see if an app is frequently mentioned by others; but that's a pretty shaky approach to downloading software...

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I can't code for shit and the whole "You can check the code yourself, its open source" is kinda lost on me. I have to trust on the kindness of other people who audit the code and share what they find to decide whats safe to use and what isn't.

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