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[android] 30.1; provide option to restrict mobile data or wifi on demand only

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From: జిందం వాఐి
 <jindam.vani <at> disroot.org>
To: 77734 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#77734: [android] 30.1; provide option to restrict mobile data or wifi on demand only
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:03:23 +0000

On 18 April 2025 02:24:07 UTC, Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> wrote:
>జిందం వాఐి <jindam.vani <at> disroot.org> writes:
>
>> * i acted stupidly
>> * i wanted to use matrix
>> * so i did little search
>> * found m-x package-install
>> will show if package is installed
>> * obviously i never bother to
>> read rest of it
>> * when i executed it started to
>> download from elpa
>>
>>
>> * why?
>> * there is no guarantee all
>> users have access to fast
>> network or unlimited data
>>
>> * please consider to integrate
>> access or deny to mobile data
>> or wifi within app itself!
>>
>> * afterall, the extensible 
>> self-documenting text editor
>> * keyword: "text editor"
>
>Emacs invokes the operating system's sockets library to access the
>Internet and accordingly any traffic metering or throttling
>functionality is decidedly outside its purview (not to mention
>impossible to implement portably) and within the operating system's.
>Closing, sorry.

> * i did some research also, it seems
> declaration in manifest pretty
>much restricts anything
> * please excuse. cant we make
> behaviour of emacs when trying
> to use internet identical to linux package managers
> * ordinary folks must provide
> input "yes" before downloading
> and installation of packages
> * ex.: apt install foo 

* please excuse again
* i am happy if you consider any one
or none
* restrict to use Wi-Fi only
* use android data
saver mode
* out of curiosity, i tried to gather
info from help mailing list also [ q ]
* i rest my case here ;)

[ q ] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2025-04/msg00219.html

thank you


regards,
జిందం వాఐి [ jindam, vani ]

web_ jivani.neocities.org
[matrix]_ @jindam:catgirl.cloud

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