r/fossdroid
BorderlineFOSS for Android
A community for sharing and promoting free/libre and open-source software (freedomware) on the Android platform. This means software you are free to modify and distribute, such as applications licensed under the GNU General Public License, BSD license, MIT license, Apache license, etc., and software that isn’t designed to restrict you in any way. Think of free software as free as in freedom of speech, not free potatoes.
Members
59,007
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
December 17, 2011
Total posts
17.1K
archived
Total comments
159.8K
archived
Is r/fossdroid dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 46 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
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Frequently asked questions about r/fossdroid
How many members does r/fossdroid have?
r/fossdroid had 59,007 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/fossdroid dead?
r/fossdroid looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (46 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/fossdroid created?
r/fossdroid was created on December 17, 2011.
Can I take over r/fossdroid?
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