In this months news it is said that developer requested removal of a few apps, but it doesnt say why or link to any discussion
I happen to use a few of those apps
So what did it happen?
Should become available on Izzy soon.
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There is no preview that I can open…
Thanks for the link, that’s what I was looking for, because I was interested in understanding what had happened. But now that I have read the discussion on the Matrix server in addition to the one on GitLab, I still don’t understand…
Since axet’s apps are FOSS apps, I thought F-Droid could redistribute them without any restriction. Is it not the case?
From what I have read, axet asked for their apps to be withdrawn from F-Droid’s repository because they disagree with the way F-Droid manages its money. Why did it lead to the removal of axet’s apps? Is there some underlying legal basis, that allows a developer to ask that kind of thing? Or was it more some “diplomacy” gesture from F-Droid, to maintain good relations?
In any case, well done to all the negotiators! What composure!
The answer is… 
b)
We have to must, should & do honor if a developer requests us to withdraw publishing their apps. The disagreement was his believing the funds and donations received for F-Droid specifically should be distributed to him and other devs for their apps and work. Clearly there was a misunderstanding, but no misrepresentation from F-Droid. Moreover, he kept gesturing and suggesting we were a bunch of stuff and called us names.
TLDR; we tried and hopefully he will one day return. Izzy is hosting him for now. Izzy has the same logic for funds and donations as F-Droid has (fyi).
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