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VLC - App stores were a mistake (archive.is)

submitted 7 months ago by ozoned@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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VideoLAN @videolan App Stores were a mistake. Currently, we cannot update VLC on Windows Store, and we cannot update VLC on Android Play Store, without reducing security or dropping a lot of users... For now, iOS App Store still allows us to ship for iOS9, but until when?

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[-] the_rogue@sh.itjust.works 82 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Fdroid is the obvious answer me thinks. Anyway love you guys/gals at videolan still haven't come across a piece of software that destroys every other in its field in every aspect.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 4 points 7 months ago

I dont think that works for windows?

[-] massivefailure@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

How about winget or the other commandline package managers? winget does have VLC according to winget-pkgs. This is the kind of "stores" we need, ones that emulate Linux repositories instead of locked down smartphone garbage.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 7 months ago

Is singer secure tho? Iirc chocolaty isnt

[-] massivefailure@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Asking if something is secure on an insecure OS. Seriously, both the program and the repositories are on github:

https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli

https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs

So you be the judge.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 7 months ago

Unfortunately even FlatPak is insecure, so OS doesn't really matter

[-] massivefailure@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

Maybe don't check all the permission boxes in flatseal and you might find it's more secure than you think.

[-] Safipok@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

It's all about default permissions

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