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He's not wrong though - competing with Google on Android is definitely possible. I think the best step would be to create an OSS (GNU?) distribution of Android
by RyanZAG 13y ago
He's not wrong though - competing with Google on Android is definitely possible. I think the best step would be to create an OSS (GNU?) distribution of Android in the same way we have Linux. While Linux doesn't have all the same proprietary apps and services that Windows does, OSS devs have stepped up and provided some really great alternatives. We need to do the same for Android.
The only thing we are really missing is a large OSS project to serve as a base.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoCyanogen?
- ZeroGravitas 13y agoWhat I was gong to suggest, with F-Droid as the repository/app store.
- chestnut-tree 13y ago"The only thing we are really missing is a large OSS project to serve as a base." What about Firefox OS?
- mdwrigh2 13y agoWhich uses an Android kernel, and Gonk is mostly based off of Android userspace code (input, rild, most if not all of the HALs, etc.)
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