trashcan@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-25 days agoSide rulingsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1862file-text
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minus-squareben@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·6 days agoIt’s still just installing software I’m not sideloading an app onto my desktop when I download an appx file from GitHub to install something instead of using the windows store, having a special term for installing an apk file outside the play store just obscures what’s happening
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 days agoExactly. I’m not “sideloading” anything when I use brew on the Mac or when I use docker on Linux. The term sideloading started being used with the first iPhones, when people used to jailbreak them and “side-loaded” apps.
minus-squareneatchee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoThis term has existed since the 90s. It never had anything to do with stores and you’ll notice my actual definition didn’t mention the store.
It’s still just installing software
I’m not sideloading an app onto my desktop when I download an appx file from GitHub to install something instead of using the windows store, having a special term for installing an apk file outside the play store just obscures what’s happening
Exactly. I’m not “sideloading” anything when I use brew on the Mac or when I use docker on Linux.
The term sideloading started being used with the first iPhones, when people used to jailbreak them and “side-loaded” apps.
This term has existed since the 90s. It never had anything to do with stores and you’ll notice my actual definition didn’t mention the store.