FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-2il y a 27 joursAndroid will become a locked-down platform in 194 dayskeepandroidopen.orgexternal-linkmessage-square363fedilinkarrow-up11.24Karrow-down110cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.23Karrow-down1external-linkAndroid will become a locked-down platform in 194 dayskeepandroidopen.orgFirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-2il y a 27 joursmessage-square363fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 27 joursI think the problem is your second assumption of “will continue releasing sources” is the one to fail.
minus-squareToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·il y a 25 joursThe OEM makes the hardware tho. How does that help if Google stops releasing the Android source code?
minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·il y a 25 joursIf Google goes closed source and nobody sustainably forks Android we can go back to Linux. This should bring tablet (don’t care for phones) support to genuine usability rather soon.
I think the problem is your second assumption of “will continue releasing sources” is the one to fail.
Hence, a new OEM.
The OEM makes the hardware tho. How does that help if Google stops releasing the Android source code?
If Google goes closed source and nobody sustainably forks Android we can go back to Linux. This should bring tablet (don’t care for phones) support to genuine usability rather soon.