Why are the versions on F-Droid and Google Play different?

[Göran Uddeborg]

When looking for an app, I always start at F-Droid, to take advantage
of their vetting of the apps. When I looked for a maps/navigation
app, I found OsmAnd there.

Recently I've understood the version available via Google Play is more
recent, at least it has a higher version number, than the one on
F-Droid. Does anyone know the reason for the difference? Has there
been a license change?

[Poutnik the Wanderer]

AFAIK, OSMAnd+ is opensource, but payware to support the development,
providing extra features.

In my understanding, the licence allows to FDroid to take the code, remove
the payment related part and recompile it as a free application. That
causes the delay, plus they may not recompile every version.

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Dne 3. září 2018 9:00:44 Göran Uddeborg <goe...@uddeborg.se> napsal:

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[Greg Troxel]

Poutnik the Wanderer <poutni...@gmail.com> writes:

> AFAIK, OSMAnd+ is opensource, but payware to support the development,
> providing extra features.
>
> In my understanding, the licence allows to FDroid to take the code,
> remove the payment related part and recompile it as a free
> application. That causes the delay, plus they may not recompile every
> version.

Another point is that f-droid has an automated build system and when it
doesn't work (because of a build issue, or because of something
different in the new version of an app), it often takes a while for
someone to find time to deal with it.

I generally find that osmand versions in f-droid arrive within a few
weeks of the main releases. I tend to want to wait that long to update
to a new major version anyway.