Simple Mobile Tools is being sold to a for-profit firm ZipoApps - eviltoast

Source.

Simple Mobile apps have been very popular among FOSS enthusiasts. I’ve personally been using the Gallery, Contacts and the Phone app since a few years now. It’s a shame that it has come to this, will be on the lookout for their forks.

  • LCP@lemmy.worldEnglish
    331·
    1 year ago

    Ugh.

    I migrated to Simple Gallery after QuickPic was similarly sold to a sketchy buyer. Been using it for so many years, supported the dev(s) by purchasing some of the apps and the “Thank You” app they have.

    Time to look for yet another gallery app.

    We can’t have this happening every time. There needs to be a better way to support and sustain such apps.

    • gornius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      I mean, GPL guarantees code remains open and free. If they release an app based on the source code licensed under GPL, they have to give a source code along with essential build instructions to anyone who is using it, and then you can do anything with that code, including sharing, compiling, and distributing that app, provided it’s under GPL license.

      Edit: I see it’s licensed under GPL 3.0, so no worries.

      • LCP@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        Yeah thankfully the code’s GPL 3.0, but I’d imagine there’s a good chunk of people using the app from the Play Store who may not be aware or may not want to compile the app themselves, who might be affected with whatever future updates come out.