As an example, Infinity for Reddit is likely no longer viable due to the Reddit API changes. This version of Talkback has not been updated since 2013 while this version says it is deprecated. The only viable one at the moment is this one since it has the most recent update.
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They probably should not remove them and instead mark them as outdated
F-Droid has a setting that allows you to hide apps with anti-features. One of them is ‘source code no longer available’ but another for ‘source code not updated in 2+years’ would be great for this
Why not remove them? They take server space to host, and show up in searches when they arent useful.
Archiving and data hoarding purposes
They still could be moved to the archive repo
You can submit take-down requests by starting a new issue on our issue tracker. (This requires a gitlab.com account.)
That only appears to be if the app violates copyright or by the author. Not because an app is outdated.
I’m actually responsible for doing that, I can remove any old app if you PayPal me $100 (no guarantees, all sales final)
RIiiight. Yeah, no.
Me too. Send Monero. Definitely no scam 100% removal guaranteed*.
^(*no guarantee)
