Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by barbazoo on Monday March 02, 2026 @12:41PM
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> And you're stuck on the current hardware generation.
As someone using a Pixel 3a as their main device that gave me a chuckle.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by edoceo on Monday March 02, 2026 @01:39PM
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I had Pixel3 until Nov 2025 - when it suffered its final drop. I was kinda grumpy I couldn't convert to Graphine cause the hardware was not supported.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by nine_k on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:31PM
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What do we do when the supply of second-hand Pixel 3s on eBay dries up?
A viable project can't be tied to hardware which is not made any more.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by littlestymaar on Monday March 02, 2026 @01:14PM
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> The further the Google Android kernel diverges from its last-open version
Can it even diverge though? The kernel code is GPL so I don't think Google can close it down even if they wanted.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by ktm5j on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:23PM
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Yes it definitely can diverge while still staying open source. Happens in the Linux kernel for example whenever the ABI changes.
Re:/e/OS is a complete "deGoogled", mobile ecosystem
by littlestymaar on Monday March 02, 2026 @04:50PM
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It can, and has in the past, diverged from the baseline Linux kernel, but not from “the last open Android kernel” as it must remain open source per GPL.
And you're stuck on the current hardware generation. Pretty much the only reason why Android sucks less than other mobile OSes is that hardware vendors have a pressing reason to make it work. The further the Google Android kernel diverges from its last-open version, the harder it will become to backport drivers -- and that's assuming that hardware vendors even bother to comply with the GPL when Google decides not to.