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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by kevingadd on Saturday August 29, 2020 @02:40AM (#24314156)
If Google's work on Android entitles them to be the only store on all Android-derived devices, what rights do Linus Torvalds and all the other Linux contributors have? Or is Google allowed to monetize their work for free, but Epic isn't?

Both companies contribute to the open commons with open source software and sponsorships.

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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by McAtNite on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:19AM (#24314584)
I think the right for Google to monetize and place restrictions mainly centers around the Play Services which are all tied back into their non open source projects.

You could probably make a reasonable argument that Play Services are specifically designed to undermine the spirit of open source, but theoretically you could build an alternative, and use AOSP however you wish.

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