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This is absurd. Most of, if not all, code that was released today was written by Google. Then can release it, or not release it, regardless of license. Androi
by ncruces 11mo ago
This is absurd.
Most of, if not all, code that was released today was written by Google. Then can release it, or not release it, regardless of license.
Android was never a community project with outside contributions. The license does not limit the original authors.
I'm not saying Google shouldn't have released them immediately. But GPL vs Apache vs MIT has absolutely nothing to do with it.
- Vinnl 11mo agoI mostly agree, unless the new release modifies GPL code submitted by other entities than Google - their licensing of that code under GPL would force Google to release the rest too.
- miroljub 11mo agoTo be more pedantic here, Google doesn't have to publish anything anywhere. According to the GPL, the only thing they would have to do is provide source code to the users of their software upon their request.
- Vinnl 11mo agoTrue, though I doubt that would've happened either (possibly it would have sped up this publication).