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“So what about Android, which at least has open source underpinnings?” I think calling them ‘underpinnings’ is a dramatic understatement here.
by zacharyvoase 16y ago
“So what about Android, which at least has open source underpinnings?”
I think calling them ‘underpinnings’ is a dramatic understatement here.
- gaius 16y agoI think he means you can't download code then compile it yourself on a phone handset. Tho' having said that, there's probably no actual technical reason you couldn't have gcc/make/whatever on Android.
- lucasr 16y agoAndroid is licensed as open source but it's developed behind closed doors - just like any other closed source software. So, I think Glyn's description is fairly accurate, no?