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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by IOT_Apprentice on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:29PM (#20832780)
Then should it not be possible for the smart folks here to fork Android and provide a linux style experience on top of phones that run Stock Android OS? Can you do that with target hardware like a Pixel or Samsung or Motorola phone? The App store then becomes github, gitlab, or an apk you get from anywhere. Right?
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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by alexmorley on Thursday August 29, 2019 @04:20PM (#20833241)
AFAIK integrating an android fork with the hardware on modern devices is a LOT of work and usually done by the hardware manufacturers themselves (and this layer is not shared openly). These folk https://itsfoss.com/open-source-alternatives-android/ have tried or are trying to do related things.
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