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You didn't want to use Google software. All android distributions are Google software. >Much of that was somebody else's code before Google ingested and linked
by constantcrying 3y ago
You didn't want to use Google software. All android distributions are Google software.
>Much of that was somebody else's code before Google ingested and linked to it.
Not really. True for certain parts, e.g. the kernel, but Android is absolutely Google made.
>I don't think it's accurate to treat Google as an indelible taint.
You didn't want to use Google software.
- oliwarner 3y agoWe're not zealots. Not wanting Google to have and sell my data is not the same as not wanting to touch any binary that has code from a Google engineer. Stripping AOSP back, replacing external Google services, etc does that.