Yes, the app is FOSS, but the app is the least important part of F-droid. The key is the catalog of apps that is extremely controlled by a few individuals that review. To give you an idea, Firefox is ...
There is no "review board". If the code doesn't compile using only free software, it is rejected. F-droid is about pure open source.
Way too many random apks from the internet are loaded with 3rd party tracking, at the least.
Anyone can setup their own f-droid repo and serve up their own apks. Izzydroid, divested, guardian project, calyx, cromite, etc have all done this.
Obtanium is basically a fancy curl interface. It doesn't verify anything and so long as the binary blob downloads, you can install it. Its no different than a user browsing and downloading binaries off the internet.
F-droid needs lots of work, and it's a constant work in progress, but I feel it's vastly better than the alternatives right now.
Way too many random apks from the internet are loaded with 3rd party tracking, at the least.
Anyone can setup their own f-droid repo and serve up their own apks. Izzydroid, divested, guardian project, calyx, cromite, etc have all done this.
Obtanium is basically a fancy curl interface. It doesn't verify anything and so long as the binary blob downloads, you can install it. Its no different than a user browsing and downloading binaries off the internet.
F-droid needs lots of work, and it's a constant work in progress, but I feel it's vastly better than the alternatives right now.
