Re:Open Source Is Geopolitical Now
by eesmith on Monday April 07, 2025 @04:13PM
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> Apple iOS led smartphones until Google made Android free and open source, enabling manufacturers and developers worldwide
This is the Android which Google is now developing in private (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-development-... ), and which uses specialized security hardware so app developers can override your decision to run the app on a de-Googled Android phone, right?
> Gumroad: An e-commerce platform that allows creators to sell digital and physical products directly to their audience. Now open source!
This is the Android which Google is now developing in private (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-development-... ), and which uses specialized security hardware so app developers can override your decision to run the app on a de-Googled Android phone, right?
> Gumroad: An e-commerce platform that allows creators to sell digital and physical products directly to their audience. Now open source!
Ahh, yes, the company whose CEO is DOGE operative at the VA. https://www.wired.com/story/doge-department-of-veterans-affa...
Geopolitical indeed.