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The entire ecosystem of Google and Arm are not open in any way, it's a one sided relationship and this kind of fake open source makes a mockery of the open sour
by throw2016 8y ago
The entire ecosystem of Google and Arm are not open in any way, it's a one sided relationship and this kind of fake open source makes a mockery of the open source movement and the extraordinary value Google, Facebook and rest of the ecosystem have got from open source.
The apologists and hand wavers do a disservice to good faith discussion on open source and are more interested in moats, which is a legitimate objective but then build your own moat. Don't posture about being open. That's just corrupt.
Here is a quick test of value. Will Linux be affected in the slightest if Google dropped Android and moved to Fuschia today? It will not even be noticed.
Same with Google's use of Linux in the rest of their infrastructure. Will Linux be affected in the slightest if Google stops using Linux? Again no.
So Google is actually benefiting hugely from Linux and adding little to no value back. Open source licenses need to learn from this to prevent their abuse. Even better a new clause which forbids the use of open source for surveillance and stalking is sorely needed. Or if this is the result people will simply not be motivated to contribute.