Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 weeks agoWow, you’re frustrating. If using an unofficial source for applications is called sideloading, why isn’t that term used for desktop computing?
You are also frustrating, asking me questions that I’ve already answered: Because 99% of people aren’t using the default app store on desktops.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yes they are! That’s what I’m saying. 99% of apps aren’t coming from the AUR. Why don’t we call it sideloading, if it were actually a term that were needed?
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I don’t understand what you’re saying. The point is not that 99% of apps aren’t coming from anywhere, it’s that they are coming from somewhere…
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Same thing. 99% of apps are coming from official repositories. A tiny fraction are coming from non-official sources, like the AUR. It should be called sideloading if the term actually had a technical need. Obviously your reasoning that we need the term is wrong. No one feels the need for it on desktop. What’s different about mobile?
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Brother, you just keep repeating the same nonsense over and over. I don’t know how to be any more clear about this.