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> They take the AOSP source code that Google drops and then they add all of their source code and then build and distribute their own version of Android that on
by temac 10y ago
> They take the AOSP source code that Google drops and then they add all of their source code and then build and distribute their own version of Android that only they can update.
Yep that's a insanely huge design flaw, coherent with:
"Google needs to be updating their own software independently of manufacturer-specific components."
- bitmapbrother 10y agoSo an OEM being allowed to build their own OS is a huge design flaw? Is Debian also responsible for Ubuntu's security flaws?
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoIt isn't "their own OS". It's Google's OS, which is explicitly and directly controlled by Google's contracts, which you continue to pretend do not exist. It is a single platform, and it is by no means an open source one. If it was, it wouldn't require the explicit approval of a single corporate entry to distribute it or any updates to it.
- bitmapbrother 10y agoYes, it actually is. An OEM builds their own OS from source. Google does not own their OS. Also, why are you claiming that I'm pretending that the MADA contract does not exist? If an OEM wants Google Play Services and Apps then they must agree to the terms in the MADA. It appears you have an problem separating the Android OS the OEM builds and the Google Apps and Services that are given to them.
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