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Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google's Android a... by Spoom on Thursday November 03, 2016 @12:15PM (#12865282)
I would imagine the problems they might have with this project is that it, I assume, calls private remote Google APIs -- which would by definition be an unlicensed use.
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Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google's Android a... by maxerickson on Thursday November 03, 2016 @12:17PM (#12865300)
Nearly the entire point of the project is to have an Android system that isn't reliant on Google services.

Edit: I see I misunderstood. This page talks about opting in to Google services: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki

So they are using them.

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Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google's Android a... by bradyo on Thursday November 03, 2016 @01:25PM (#12865997)
What does breaking a terms of service mean legally though? Like they're spoofing the signatures so it all appears to google that it's the same, so I'm not sure how they'd enforce it?
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Re:MicroG Project: A re-implementation of Google's Android a... by robertojohnson on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:51PM (#12869212)
They could use their safetynet to check
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