PSA: Nova Launcher has been owned by analytics company Branch since 2022 - eviltoast

Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I’m posting anew for visibility.

    • smeg@feddit.uk
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      8 months ago

      No mentions of an alpha for nearly a year, all the recent comments are people lamenting its apparent abandonment!

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        8 months ago

        Well, first of all, let me say that people lamenting over an open source project is very sad. The comment I’ve linked is from a Neo Launcher contributor and, as you can see, there’s been continuous work on the project.

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          8 months ago

          Yeah I know, that was my original point. I think it’s fine to be sad that an open source project is stagnating, especially if you’re a keen user but don’t have the knowledge to change the codebase yourself. Thankfully I didn’t see anyone being rude or demanding, that’s the real bad sign.