F-Droid Board of Directors nominations 2026

F-Droid just opened nominations for up to four volunteer board seats, and the comments instantly turned into a town hall with a plot twist. The basics: anyone can nominate, no coding background required, about 1–3 hours a week, a public one-hour video call each month, and a deadline of March 16 “AoE” (Anywhere on Earth). But instead of bland cheerleading, the top mood is anxiety-meets-attitude. One camp is asking, will F-Droid even survive whatever Google changes next? Another is laying down philosophy: if you want freedom on phones, start at the kernel—translation: build from the core and don’t bow to gatekeepers.

Then came the spice. A commenter resurfaced a past flashpoint, asking whether any current directors or nominees were tied to the moment F-Droid labeled Bible and Quran apps as “NSFW,” hid them from search, and discussed removal—linking receipts in this thread. That reopened the big question: is F-Droid a neutral app catalog or a values-driven editor? Demands for transparency and clear voting standards exploded, even as others praised the pro-newcomer voting and the “anyone can apply” vibe as a reset. There were jokes about the AoE deadline sounding like a video game boss fight, but the real fight is over trust: applicants will be judged as much on their stance on Google’s power and content policy as on their resumes.