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		lukeramsden on Jan 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Googl... Can they not automate that? That would probably put them _ahead_ of the Play Store

codethief on Jan 31, 2021 [–]

It's not their goal. They want to be able to check the source code and verify it does what the developers claim it does.

The Matrix developers could, however, set up their own F-Droid repository and publish their own (automated) builds there.

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