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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by bigstrat2003 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:49AM (#49763403)
That is not possible. Google, or anyone else, can make a fork of the project. But they can't take away the original from the commons.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by akho on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:18AM (#49765150)
This post is _about_ how that is both possible and common.

Only GPL is somewhat immune, because Stallman was always right.

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by takeda on Monday September 21, 2026 @01:04PM (#49790053)
The reason why they can make Android close source but not the kernel used is because the former is has ASF 2.0 while the later has GPL license.

This is why they are developing their own kernel.

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