How does this affect custom ROMs like lineageOS?
Wondering the same about GrapheneOS
Platform developers, including those who build custom ROMs, will largely also see little change, since they typically base their work on specific tags or release branches, not the main AOSP branch. Similarly, companies that release forked AOSP products rarely use the main AOSP branch due to its inherent instability.
Depends on how much they contribute back. Graphene has a history of contributing to AOSP, so it will make things more difficult for that, but not really for the ROM development itself. I’m not sure how Lineage is structured these days.
To summarize the article: they will deliberately open-source any updates several years later, or whenever they feel like, to ensure Stock Android is the only OS you use and new features available for people who pay Google money, which also includes security updates.
That’s not what’s implied at all. Please don’t spread misinformation
This is not at all a summary of the article. They’re moving to trunk-based dev to reduce merge conflicts coming in from the public on AOSP.
I don’t like it, because those few devs who contribute to AOSP without an agreement currently will have lagging code, but what you describe is just plain wrong. Is it possible? Sure. But it always has been, that doesn’t mean that’s what is happening.
Is it possible? Yes
Is it likely given Corpo take over of civilization? Also yes…
Is it possible? Sure.
Even then, not really. Not legally, anyway. Open source licences require that the user be provided with the source code (if requested) alongside the binaries. If they roll out an update to Android (to code which is under an open source licence), they have to release the code at essentially the same time. Rolling out an update and then withholding the source code for an unnecessarily long time would be against the terms of the licence.
Good clarification. It’s also worth clarifying that choosing hidden trunk based development instead of public trunk based development makes it clear that community contributions aren’t one of their priorities.
Look at the FUD getting voted to the top. This place is just as bad as Reddit.
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I also choose this guy’s wife.
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ITT: People making assumptions based off the tagline without reading the article
Basically not much changes, they’re just gonna wait to post their code until it’s done instead of letting it be viewed in progress
Meh, reasonable. Thanks for posting the clarification.
Sounds like good news for mobile linux!
Right after Linux on desktop takes off, which is sure to happen any day now.
I personally finished deleting windows off of all of my machines recently. One by one we will add up over time
For every person switching from Windows to Linux, how many people got a new Chromebook or a Mac, or just do everything on their phones or a tablet?
I have a Linux machine myself, and I love having it, but I don’t think the user base is growing particularly quickly as a percentage of PC OS installations.
I don’t need desktop linux to “take off”, I’ve happily used it for a decade. I don’t need mobile linux to become mainstream. I just need it to be a bit better than it currently is.
User base size dictates development resources. If you want Linux mobile to be daily driveable, you do need widespread adoption.
Exactly. I’m not using mainstream Linux on my phone (I use Android) despite using Linux on my other devices (phone, laptop, desktop, servers), because it’s not daily driveable for me. I really want to switch, but I need some base level of compatibility, and it’s not there yet.
I thought Ubuntu Touch was dang near useable years ago, what someone considers “daily drivable” is probably subjective. If dumb phones had a web browser I’d probably settle for that as I self host and every service has a WebUI.
No way! Now I’m afraid for the future of #Android. Never trust these companies.
It’s not like Android is especially open to drive-by contributions anyway. I don’t think really changes much for the downstream consumers of the releases.
It means my GrapheneOS updates will probably be a little slower.
And yet Graphene will still probably need more private and secure
How so? If Graphene is based off a release branch, there shouldn’t be change in timing. Sure, maybe a little for inspection, but as far as I know Graphene isn’t based off
mainanyway.They currently get early access in some capacity, and I wonder if this would impact that.
This is terrible news. I don’t think anyone can replace Google’s contributions.
time to switch to graphene or e/os?
graphene is a fork of stock android, so wouldn’t this affect them?
now I’m less worried about goggle being required to sell android. this way it does not matter anymore
Why would you think it doesn’t matter?
we were worried about android being sold off because of what bad things the new owner would do with it
