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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by arcanemachiner on Friday September 18, 2026 @06:15PM (#49760965)
> Android wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't open source.

Yes, and now that they've achieved market saturation, it's time to pull up the ladder.

Thanks for all the free work, suckers!

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by spydum on Friday September 18, 2026 @09:12PM (#49762369)
Don't worry, we will fork and just repeat the pattern with new names! See you next time!
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by pjmlp on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:45PM (#49763122)
GNU generation is over 50 nowadays, and newer don't really get open source as we used to.

I mean, FOSDEM full of Apple laptops on the corridors, the message was really lost.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by mahboi on Saturday September 19, 2026 @11:55AM (#49767586)
Google started making proprietary APIs for their Pixel on their non-open version of Android. Even if they stopped contributing to the open Android, is this really pulling up a ladder? The open Android is still there and can be run on phones.
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