Exclusive: Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here's why
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Google has confirmed it will move development of the Android OS to behind closed doors. Here's why it's doing it.

No matter the manufacturer, every Android phone has one thing in common: its software base. Manufacturers can heavily customize the look and feel of the Android OS they ship on their Android devices, but under the hood, the core system functionality is derived from the same open-source foundation: the Android Open Source Project. After over 16 years, Google is making big changes to how it develops the open source version of Android in an effort to streamline its development.

  • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Google will continue to publish the source code for Android’s Linux kernel fork, as it is licensed under GPLv2, which mandates source code releases, and is separate from AOSP.

    This is about AOSP, which apparently is separate and uses the MIT licence.

    I can’t see it making a huge difference, Android has always been in that “OSS but not FOSS” area of basically being completely owned and controlled by Google.