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by fearless1ron 264 days ago
I agree with you, but can we stop calling installing software on the hardware you own "sideloading"?
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Yeah, we should just ironically lean into it even harder and call it “backdooring”.

Jokes aside, when has pandering to people to change the status quo of colloquial word use ever worked?

Well, obviously changing "installing software" to "sideloading" worked somehow.
It could be called "liberty-loading". You are at liberty to load/install software from anywhere
"free-loading"
25+ years and it's a bit of variation on the term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideloading

I don't change my use of such words for other people, I do it mostly to change my own thinking. If others want to join me and also change their thinking that's also good.
"queer"?
It's called "sideloading" because you're sneakily installing software without the manufacturer's consent. Remember it's never your device, you just have permission to use it.
I think "sideloading" is a completely ok term. it says what it is,, you load an app, not with the intended method (appstores) but from an alternative source, aside the official store. not a native English speaker, so I might not fully understand the possible connotations with this particular word, but I do not personally see anything wrong with it.
Offline installation.