Introduction

Welcome to the FOSSdroid.org Wiki, created by the team behind r/FOSSdroid over on Reddit. We plan to create a forum eventually, which will serve as a fully FOSS way to talk to other FOSS Android users.

Purpose

The purpose of this Wiki is to create, serve, and maintain guides for anyone who wants to use FOSS Android applications.

Philosophy

Our philosophy is centered around decentralization, privacy, and user control. We propose that users should have full control over their devices, applications, and life. While we are fundamentally non-political, we recognize that FOSS is inherently political currently. We strive to create a non-political space for FOSS discussion, while also fostering a healthy community without trolling, hostility, and aggression.

Contribution

If you are interested in contributing to the project, please check out our GitHub repository. The README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md files are a great starting place. Feel free to create Issues if you are not familiar with the contribution process, or you may directly contribute modifications by submitting a Pull Request. Once approved, we anticipate that Pull Requests will update on the site within minutes. This is, however, dependent on completion of the CI/CD pipeline.

Due to the lead maintainer's experience in creating her own GitHub Actions pipeline for her website, we anticipate that this will not take too long.

Copyright

FOSSdroid.org is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. All contributions are governed by this license, so feel free to use any contents of the site in accordance with licensing requirements!

We also will be taking inspiration from many DivestOS Wiki pages, especially since their project is now defunct. Licensing information can be found here. We strive to build off of their work in a respectful way, therefore we have obtained permission from their founder.

What can you expect to see here?

This Wiki will serve as a hub for guides, lists, and FOSS alternatives for proprietary apps. This will be accomplished by compiling existing lists on our subreddit, finding new materials, and compiling existing knowlege of contributors.

Donations

We do not currently accept donations. We may in the future, but this is currently 100% volunteer-run, just like r/FOSSdroid is! If you see anyone soliciting donations, please ignore them, as they are likely a scammer. This page will be updated if/when we begin accepting donations. This may happen if we have to start expanding infrastructure for the site, but the lead maintainer is currently hosting this site on her homelab.