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I wouldn't say it runs a "random ROM from the internet" - LineageOS is a very well-established project and is fully FOSS (free and open source software) except
by seabass-labrax 2y ago
I wouldn't say it runs a "random ROM from the internet" - LineageOS is a very well-established project and is fully FOSS (free and open source software) except for firmware necessary for specific devices. It is the natural choice for any project, such as Waydroid, that requires good community support and ongoing availability.
Over a number of years, Google have progressively removed many of the original parts of AOSP (the FOSS foundation upon which Android is based), which means that alternative components have to be developed by projects like LineageOS. In spite of this, I suspect that LineageOS makes fewer modifications to AOSP than most phone vendors do, including Google themselves!
- westurner 2y agoJust had a conversation about this on a waydroid github issue. The LineageOS X86 image is outdated compared to also open source Bliss OS' Android 12. /? Android play store APK GitHub actions It looks like Android Emulator has the most current version of Android that will run on x86?
- surajrmal 2y agoWould you hire a well known electrician who was not bonded and insured? Sometimes it's nice to know there is more than blind trust.
- saagarjha 2y agoWould you hire Electroboom?
- 123pie123 2y agoIt's FOSS, you're more than welcome to inspect the code yourself
- Klonoar 2y agoThey may not want to do that, just like they may not want to fix their own electrical issues. You’re sidestepping their point of professionalism and attempting to shove in something else.
- fsflover 2y agoThe FLOSS license allows you to rely on the community for the verification.
- Klonoar 2y agoYou are, once again, sidestepping their point. They are saying they want a verified authority, not "the community".
- rollcat 2y agoYou're already running this on top of Linux. You're already relying on community support, unless you got scammed by Canonical[1] or RedHat^W IBM[2]. [1]: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Ubuntu2404BpftraceBadPackage https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Ubuntu2404Bpf... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehomag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehomag
- Dylan16807 2y agoThis isn't about support, this is about trusting the download. If I get Ubuntu or Debian or download the mainline kernel, I'm trusting specific entities. That's very different from a vague idea that it's open source and hopefully someone checked if this particular random guy on github is putting out legitimate builds.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoLet's assume you have a ROM straight from Google, and they've actually given you some meaningful promise to support it. How exactly are you running it? Because I'm quite confident that waydroid isn't "bonded and insured", and I rather doubt you're running on top of an operating system that is. So it seems like an odd sticking point.
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- realusername 2y agoThere's no phone on earth which runs AOSP so it's the same on a real phone, you put a blind trust on the phone manufacturer.
- lotharcable2 2y agoWhat software are you using that has a parent company that pays out damages to you if it fails? Because that is the purpose of 'bonded and insured'. I haven't looked at every EULA and license of every piece of software I use, but I bet that "without warranty" clauses are part of every single one of them.
- powersnail 2y agoDifferent industries have different standard procedures. A huge portion of the world's internet relies on FOSS software, and none of those are insured. Community reputation is the current _de facto_ standard for consumer-facing software, even for stuff sold by big corporations. There's not much else to rely on.