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Google does the same with its Nexus devices[1] in that you can build a completely open-source version of Android except for certain hardware-specific binary blo
by sunnyps 11y ago
Google does the same with its Nexus devices[1] in that you can build a completely open-source version of Android except for certain hardware-specific binary blobs.
[1] https://source.android.com/source/running.html https://source.android.com/source/running.html
- odbol_ 11y agoSo... You can build the complete OS... Except for all the hard driver parts.
- sunnyps 11y agoThe hard driver parts are for things like LTE, GPS, GSM, wifi, camera, etc. which the device manufacturers haven't chosen to open-source. I don't see how it's relevant to Android itself, any other OS would have the same problems with that hardware.