Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoWe need to set the ground work now before google closes up androidmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1392arrow-down121
arrow-up1371arrow-down1imageWe need to set the ground work now before google closes up androidmedia.piefed.socialSunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square117linkfedilink
minus-squareRoss_audio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoEvery android kernel takes Linux and makes it closed source when the code is included to make it work with the hardware.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoAnd? Do you want a Linux phone or an open hardware phone. One might happen the other not in anything people would want to use.
minus-squareCorridor8031@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agonot really sure what the argument is here, this is a problem about manufactures not publishing their source code for their drrivers and firmware, having another linux based mobile os would do nothing to solve this issue. furthermore i doubt grapheneOs would describe their kernel as closed source
Every android kernel takes Linux and makes it closed source when the code is included to make it work with the hardware.
And? Do you want a Linux phone or an open hardware phone. One might happen the other not in anything people would want to use.
not really sure what the argument is here, this is a problem about manufactures not publishing their source code for their drrivers and firmware,
having another linux based mobile os would do nothing to solve this issue.
furthermore i doubt grapheneOs would describe their kernel as closed source