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> Android P's first beta binaries are out today, the source code is expected in december That sounds a lot like distributing binaries of copyleft software with
by gregknicholson 9y ago
> Android P's first beta binaries are out today, the source code is expected in december
That sounds a lot like distributing binaries of copyleft software without distributing the corresponding source. Of course, I'm sure there's a very good explanation of how it isn't that, because that would contravene the copyright licences and be all illegal and stuff.
- kuschku 9y agoAndroid is Apache 2, sadly. And while the kernel is GPL, most vendors distribute kernel binaries without source, and even years later, never publish the source. A major part of the Android ecosystem is based on unspoken piracy of the Linux kernel.