[tor-bugs] #27539 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Create plan for releasing on F-Droid

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#27539: Create plan for releasing on F-Droid
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                               |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, TorBrowserTeam201902,    |  Actual Points:
  TBA-8.5                                        |
Parent ID:  #26318                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:12 eighthave]:
 > Another nice feature of getting Tor Browser integrated into the F-Droid
 ecosystem is the "Update Channels" library for making an app be able to
 find/download/install it own updates.  One way it can operate is that TBA
 would check the Tor Project repo for updates.  This requires only a HTTP
 HEAD request, then comparing the ETag, so like < 1kb.  One mode of
 operation is starting to check for updates if it hasn't been updated in
 the past month.
 >
 > https://gitlab.com/fdroid/update-channels
 >
 > This is relevant when TBA inevitably distributed outside of
 F-Droid/Play.  People will get it from APKMirror, APKPure, Aptoide, or any
 of the myriad third party app stores out there.

 That's indeed an interesting point, thanks for mentioning it.

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