TheLegendaryMan on Nostr: I have been considering the zapstore, but my gut has been telling me to avoid it. ...
I have been considering the zapstore, but my gut has been telling me to avoid it. Even though it says it is permission-less.
This mostly stems from me using the F-Droid app store for over a decade. That experience has spoiled me a bit. I like being able to go online through the web browser and explore all the applications that are available through the main website. Also knowing that every single app in the app store itself is open source too is an much needed added benefit for overall peace of mind.
After reviewing the Zapstore website, app code, and overall documentation. I still feel there is a lot of room for improvement. I am not at a point where this project has reached a level of overall trustworthiness in my book. Not for any other reason other than it needs more highly detailed documentation and information readily available for its users. It is suffering from a severe lack of website content and in their GIT repository which may be directly hindering its growth and adoption rates.
I look forward to the day when these requirements for me to use it is met. For I believe it is a very unique concept and a project that I would fully support in the future. Just not right now.
This mostly stems from me using the F-Droid app store for over a decade. That experience has spoiled me a bit. I like being able to go online through the web browser and explore all the applications that are available through the main website. Also knowing that every single app in the app store itself is open source too is an much needed added benefit for overall peace of mind.
After reviewing the Zapstore website, app code, and overall documentation. I still feel there is a lot of room for improvement. I am not at a point where this project has reached a level of overall trustworthiness in my book. Not for any other reason other than it needs more highly detailed documentation and information readily available for its users. It is suffering from a severe lack of website content and in their GIT repository which may be directly hindering its growth and adoption rates.
I look forward to the day when these requirements for me to use it is met. For I believe it is a very unique concept and a project that I would fully support in the future. Just not right now.