Alternative Download Source

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

Currently, your app is only available in the walled garden of Playstore – and thus unreachable for folks without access to that. Would you consider offering an alternative download source – e.g. by attaching the APK to its corresponding release tag here at Github? Thanks in advance!

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

@IzzySoft no problem sir, would also upload to F-Droid, many thanks for let me know about this

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

F-Droid builds from your sources (so no APK upload). Taking your previous comment as you're supporting inclusion with F-Droid, I've opened an Request for Packaging there. For that to proceed, you'd also need to specify a license for your project. I'm not sure whether F-Droid auto-update-checker can deal with the format of your tag names (v<versionName>-<versionCode> – we normally use v<versionName> or just <versionName>), but that we can figure then.

Thanks a lot first for agreeing at all! :wink:

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

@IzzySoft

This is my first time create open source project, i really no idea what should i do; i learn to know [ what is F-Droid ] also today.

What license should i specify, i really don't know, sorry about this, please let me know what should i do, i'll follow.
I'll change tag name as you suggestion (, ex. 0.1.4) for later release
Should i delete those tags w/ bad format first?
Thanks for opened an Request for Packaging
If we use F-Droid, still need upload APK to GITHUB ?

yeah, learn a lot today :)

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

I gladly help as good as I can. To learn about what F-Droid is and how it works, I've just published an article a week ago: F-Droid: The privacy-friendly alternative to Google Play Store.

licenses F-Droid supports can be found here. A much shorter list (but with some help to chose) is available here. This post at Stack Exchange might also be helpful.
tag-change: I'm not sure if it's really needed, but it definitely makes things easier :wink:
old-tag-change: nope, not needed.
RFP: Glad to help!
once your app is listed on F-Droid, the APK will be available there as well for direct download. If you want me to include it with my repository until it's available there, that would need the APK (I'm not compiling myself).

And I'm glad I can help out as "teacher" :rofl:

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

hi teacher @IzzySoft , lol...cool 👍 It's late in Taiwan, will read full article you post when i wake up . Hit the sack. do action tomorrow

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

@IzzySoft

license updated
versionName tagged
let's waiting it publish to F-Droid

Thanks a lot

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

Cool, thanks! With F-Droid inclusion we've got an issue: GMS (Google Mobile Services) are a show-stopper (no proprietary components or other blobs allowed). May I suggest you attach an APK for now so I can include your app with my repo meanwhile?

As for GMS: You seem to use that for location services. Is that really essential for the app? Or maybe you could establish a build flavor that comes without that (unless you can do without that altogether)? That would make it possible to include the app with F-Droid then. GMS is the only "scanner error" we got on your repo.

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

APK file will update here: https://github.com/jasoncheng/dica/tree/apk/apk
LocationService is for user to tag GeoLocation on post status
How to build flavor? i have to study, no idea how to do this

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

app will be here: http://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/cool.mixi.dica
yes, I thought so – but is that essential? In the long run, you might find a substitute (there must be other libraries for that, or how does e.g. OsmAnd do that?)
I'm no Android dev, so unfortunately I cannot help you with that. If you ask over in the RFP I've linked above, a dev will certainly give you at least a pointer. Done that for you, so with some luck one of the three I've pinged will show up here soon.

Thanks again!

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

you're welcome, you help me a lot on DiCa project, about the rest part, i'll do some research, when i find solution, will tag you, my teacher, thanks for your work :)

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

Yes, please do. Also be welcome to chime in to the RFP directly.

jasoncheng commented 5 years ago

thank you teacher @IzzySoft

IzzySoft commented 5 years ago

@jasoncheng any news on the build flavor? Did you find some tutorial and got started?

IzzySoft commented 4 years ago

@jasoncheng are you still on it – or did the project die? Last commit is more than 2 years ago now :(

jasoncheng / dica

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