But you cannot be owning the Android device because Google is owning it by means of closed-source core components. Well, manufacturers also aren't going to let

But you cannot be owning the Android device because Google is owning it by means of closed-source core components. Well, manufacturers also aren't going to let you own your device because they release only blob-stuffed devices. There's actually no such thing as fully open-source Android: https://plus.google.com/+JeanBaptisteQueru/posts/9HHRURorE7g https://plus.google.com/+JeanBaptisteQueru/posts/9HHRURorE7g It feels very silly, but still running Linux kernel self-built from sources on modern ARM devices is mostly discouraged, and if it works, it's result of volunteer effort. And even if drivers are there in source, datasheets for hardware are often not public and one needs to sign NDA to read it.