Author credits and license info in detail view
What I post here are the results of some extensive discussion with app developers.
Mainly, there are two issues that some app developers see in F-Droid (when judging, please keep in mind that many free software developers do their jobs in order to get credits and feedback):
- License information is missing from the app detail screen. It only appears in the app list in tiny font below the version number. It should be visible in the app detail screen as well.
- An Author: field should be added to the metadata of apps, maybe even Author Name: and Author Email:. This information should also be visible in the app detail screen, so authors get the credits they deserve in a place obvious to users.
After a consent has been found, I'd volunteer to implement the necessary changes in both fdroidserver and fdroidclient.