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> This case isn't about Google making or loosing some money, Google being open or not. None of the amici care about that, the supreme court doesn't care about t
by ethbro 7y ago
> This case isn't about Google making or loosing some money, Google being open or not. None of the amici care about that, the supreme court doesn't care about that. Only Google and Oracle care about that.
... I don't think there's much support here for Oracle winning on its claims.
But this particular subthread was pointing out the hypocrisy of Google trumpeting "Openness in all cases!"
These are two separate and unrelated topics. We can simultaneously support Google winning the case (for the outcome on case law) while also believing Google could be a better corporate steward of open source (mostly looking at you, Android).
- chipperyman573 7y agoWhat's wrong with Android? Isn't it fully open-source? I thought you could compile your own version and flash it onto a bootloader-unlocked phone
- saghm 7y agoA lot of people aren't fond of how much functionally is tied to Google Play Services, which is not open source
- rapnie 7y agoIn reality not fully open source: > Android's source code does not contain the device drivers, often proprietary, that are needed for certain hardware components. As a result, most Android devices, including Google's own, ship with a combination of free and open source and proprietary software, with the software required for accessing Google services falling into the latter category. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#AOSP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#AOS...
- bduerst 7y agoI don't think anyone expects the Android OS to be a collection of entirely open source device drivers. Those proprietary drivers are specific to the myriad of hardware that the OEMs are running the OS on. You can still run Android on any hardware you have the drivers for, or emulate it in a virtual machine.
- breakingcups 7y agoGoogle has systematically moved a lot of apps from AOSP to closed source Play Store equivalents. The AOSP apps are still available, but aren't maintained by Google anymore.
- commoner 7y agoArs Technica published a detailed story on this in 2018: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on...