FLOSS version

[Dreamler1433]

Could you provide a FLOSS version of BetterUntis?

[SapuSeven]

Hi,
Sorry, what exactly do you mean with that?

[Dreamler1433]

Thanks for your fast reply!

A FLOSS version is a version of BetterUntis without proprietary libraries or dependencies like Crashlytics, Firebase or Google Mobile Services.

This version could be included in the repository of F-Droid, which is an alternative to Google Play.

[SapuSeven]

I don't plan to remove these dependencies at any point in the future.
The main reason for that is that BetterUntis is basically a personal project, for which I additionally provide the source code. Having to maintain a separate FLOSS version would be too much work for me alone.

[Dreamler1433]

You don't have to maintain a separate FLOSS version, you could replace Crashlytics with ACRA, which is a FLOSS alternative.

Also i would like to thank you for that great project.

[SapuSeven]

Glad you like it!

I will take a look at ACRA and other open-source alternatives, but like I mentioned in #7: don't expect any changes too soon.

[Dreamler1433]

Especially the option to choose between themes ;)

Thank you for your interest in FLOSS alternatives for proprietary dependencies and libraries! And don't worry about me, I will use a self modified version in the meantime.

[Perflyst]

I found this project today and started working on a FLOSS version.
Removed all google, firebase and fabric.io code and also your api requests, because this is also a non-free network.

I don't know yet if I am going to add new upstream commits or code my own features, depends on how much time is available. As soon as I am sure there is no binary left I will publish on F-Droid.

@Dreamler1433 feel free to open pull requests, if you have interest in further maintaining we can talk about write access.

[SapuSeven]

@Perflyst I currently have no experience with F-Droid. Would it be possible for me to "reclaim" my app if I publish a FLOSS version?

[Perflyst]

First of all, I will not "steal" your app/work.

For sure, you can publish your app too. I renamed it (OpenUntis) and changed com.sapuseven.untis to de.perflyst.untis.

I will use your work (thanks for that) and go my own way. If you provide your version of the app users have a choice which one they wanna use, that would be great.

[SapuSeven]

Thank you. Feel free to work on your own fork. Just don't forget to credit me. ☺️

[Perflyst]

Project is licensed under GPL 3 so I have to do anyway. If you have any further questions about F-Droid you can write me a mail. Bit OT in this issue but if you have interest in publishing on google play store, I have a developer account and can give you access(still my acc but you will have write access on this app entry).

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