Liftoff. Just a plain, minimal, and stable experience.
Remote work means a lot of well paid individuals are able to move to less expensive areas, assuming internet is decent.
Federated communications Canada (FCC)
banking apps
Works in the browser for me
dating apps
Works in the browser for me
YouTube
Newpipe or clipious
proprietary alarm
Why?
google maps
I've been using osmand for years across Canada, works fine for me
cute icon pack
😂
To each their own, and use whatever tool you prefer, but moving away from google and proprietary software is a lot easier than people think.
Aurora is a full replacement for the play store. I've been using fdroid as my only source for apps for years now. It has everything I need.
Liftoff is also very frequently updated. Any complaint I've had has been addressed 2-3 patches after posting about it. They work fast, and they do good work. Big +1 for liftoff.
Even the fires know better than to get near Winnipeg.
The reason is privacy, everybody has a reason to use it.
His code contributions have always been high quality, and they're audited by his peers. Its very unlikely malicious code would come from him, and even more unlikely it would make it through on to your phone.
While he's certainly unhinged, it's clear that he cares deeply for the project. I can't see him doing anything intentionally malicious.
I really wish him the best, and I'm glad he stepped down. Much better for optics with him out of the way.
What's wrong with flatpaks?