Is Android FOSS? Why did they decide to create an open source operating system and not a proprietary one like most other companies? Roslavets ( @Roslavets@beehaw.org ) Open Source@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago message-square11arrow-up122
arrow-up122message-squareIs Android FOSS? Why did they decide to create an open source operating system and not a proprietary one like most other companies? Roslavets ( @Roslavets@beehaw.org ) Open Source@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago message-square11
minus-square stopit ( @stopit@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink2•2 years agoI keep reading these comments…perhaps my understanding of FOSS is flawed…but, I don’t consider my Google phone “free” (in free software sense) at all. I hate it and use it as I’m poor and I can’t function without a phone, so I tolerate android.
I keep reading these comments…perhaps my understanding of FOSS is flawed…but, I don’t consider my Google phone “free” (in free software sense) at all. I hate it and use it as I’m poor and I can’t function without a phone, so I tolerate android.