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It seems that Mobifree largely depends on the Android/AOSP ecosystem, which is controlled by Big Tech.
by wicket 2y ago
It seems that Mobifree largely depends on the Android/AOSP ecosystem, which is controlled by Big Tech.
- palata 2y agoBut being open source means that one could fork AOSP. Also the Google proprietary stuff comes with the Play Services, not AOSP. So AOSP is a lot better than the alternatives, I would say. I have a different feeling about Chromium: it is open source, but through it Google gets to control the future of the Web. But Android is not a standard, it's "just" one OS, so changes made by Google in AOSP don't really impact, say, iOS.
- wicket 2y agoLet me know when the efforts of Mobifree lead to something that will allow me to install mainline Linux.
- realusername 2y ago> But Android is not a standard, it's "just" one OS, so changes made by Google in AOSP don't really impact, say, iOS. That's interesting because I personally do believe that Android is kind of the mobile standard, it has everything to be one, from the wide variety of devices to the certifications of conformity.
- palata 2y agoMuch less than Chromium, right? Almost all users run Chromium, whereas you can run iOS and it has nothing to do with the AOSP codebase.