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It is actually worrying that there will be a push to run a Google-dependent platform on RISC-V's. After all, we know that a lot of functionality is closed into

It is actually worrying that there will be a push to run a Google-dependent platform on RISC-V's. After all, we know that a lot of functionality is closed into Google Play Services, so that AOSP is to a great extent a bait for being fully tied to Google. Even without relying on closed-source components, you're still relying on Google's interest and good will in maintaining that project. Instead, it's much more important to promote the "porting", or rather the adaptation, of Linux and *BSD distributions to work on RISC-V. Like with the Raspberry PI I suppose.

throwaway4good 6y ago
There is Huawei HarmonyOS which I believe aims to be compatible with Android mobile apps but has a different kernel and is not reliant on Google mobile services.
- SirLotsaLocks 6y ago
  I'm excited to see where HarmonyOS goes. If google had to compete with another mobile OS it would be interesting to see what they do.
- pjmlp 6y ago
  HarmonyOS has nothing to do with Android, besides also supporting Java (proper Java not Android Java dialect), among its official languages. https://developer.harmonyos.com/en/docs/documentation/doc-guides/harmonyos-features-0000000000011907 https://developer.harmonyos.com/en/docs/documentation/doc-gu...
  - kanwisher 6y ago
    wrong according to wikipedia, its a direct rip off of android https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS Huawei claimed that HarmonyOS is a microkernel-based, distributed OS that is completely different from Android and iOS. [23] However, it was later revealed that HarmonyOS 1.0 was based on Android 9 and supported ADB, the Android Debug Bridge. [24] In September 2020, it was found that HDC, the debug bridge in HarmonyOS 2.0, was again based on ADB. [25][26] A video of HarmonyOS 2.0 developer beta running on mobile was then posted, showing that the beta was just the same as Android 10 and no significant changes have been made in the name of HarmonyOS operating system. [27][28][29][30] The future architecture, however, would be based only on HarmonyOS microkernel, according to the HarmonyOS roadmap.
    - pjmlp 6y ago
      This is what matters when the devices hit the road, "The future architecture, however, would be based only on HarmonyOS microkernel, according to the HarmonyOS roadmap".
guerrilla 6y ago
Is there really any risk of Linux not becoming common on RISC-V as soon as a few devices get popular enough? Isn't Debian already there? And won't this help that?
CivBase 6y ago
From the article, I assume T-Head only ported the open-source Android operating system to RISC-V and not the closed-source Google Play Services. Android itself is not dependent on GPS, although it is certainly less useful - even with a replacement like MicroG.

throwaway4good 6y ago

There is Huawei HarmonyOS which I believe aims to be compatible with Android mobile apps but has a different kernel and is not reliant on Google mobile services.

SirLotsaLocks 6y ago
I'm excited to see where HarmonyOS goes. If google had to compete with another mobile OS it would be interesting to see what they do.
pjmlp 6y ago
HarmonyOS has nothing to do with Android, besides also supporting Java (proper Java not Android Java dialect), among its official languages. https://developer.harmonyos.com/en/docs/documentation/doc-guides/harmonyos-features-0000000000011907 https://developer.harmonyos.com/en/docs/documentation/doc-gu...
- kanwisher 6y ago
  wrong according to wikipedia, its a direct rip off of android https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS Huawei claimed that HarmonyOS is a microkernel-based, distributed OS that is completely different from Android and iOS. [23] However, it was later revealed that HarmonyOS 1.0 was based on Android 9 and supported ADB, the Android Debug Bridge. [24] In September 2020, it was found that HDC, the debug bridge in HarmonyOS 2.0, was again based on ADB. [25][26] A video of HarmonyOS 2.0 developer beta running on mobile was then posted, showing that the beta was just the same as Android 10 and no significant changes have been made in the name of HarmonyOS operating system. [27][28][29][30] The future architecture, however, would be based only on HarmonyOS microkernel, according to the HarmonyOS roadmap.
  - pjmlp 6y ago
    This is what matters when the devices hit the road, "The future architecture, however, would be based only on HarmonyOS microkernel, according to the HarmonyOS roadmap".

guerrilla 6y ago

Is there really any risk of Linux not becoming common on RISC-V as soon as a few devices get popular enough? Isn't Debian already there? And won't this help that?

CivBase 6y ago

From the article, I assume T-Head only ported the open-source Android operating system to RISC-V and not the closed-source Google Play Services. Android itself is not dependent on GPS, although it is certainly less useful - even with a replacement like MicroG.