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Actually Android is closer to shared source than open source. A typical open source project has an open repository, allows third party contributors, open issue

• myko 14y ago
  https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open,n,z https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/status:open,n,z
• bookwormAT 14y ago
  No, Android is a open source project. Open Source does not require a community driven process. When Google releases a snapshot of Android under the Apache license, then this code is open source.
• yohui 14y ago
  Downloading the Source Tree: https://source.android.com/source/downloading.html https://source.android.com/source/downloading.html android Git repositories: https://android.googlesource.com/ https://android.googlesource.com/ Submitting Patches: https://source.android.com/source/submit-patches.html https://source.android.com/source/submit-patches.html View Patches: https://android-review.googlesource.com/ https://android-review.googlesource.com/ View Issues: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/ https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/ > only released source code after a release Granted. They don't release before they release.
  • neya 14y ago
    He is a well known troll. Don't feed him. But thanks for clarifying anyway.