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mathieudombrock | 4 months ago

I think Google has proven with their recent actions concerning android that they really can't be trusted with big, critical open source projects.

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bitpush|4 months ago

> trusted with big, critical open source projects.

You talk as if the community has appointed Google to take care of these projects. Google is spending $$$ writing code and open sourcing it. Not the other way around.

And as with anything open source, if you dont like the direction of open source code - fork it.

If I have an open source project, you dont say 'bitpush cant be trusted with the project'.

bigyabai|4 months ago

The Play Store services are not a critical open source project, though. The AOSP is still intact and maintained in accordance with the licensing.

The application signing backtrack is an issue, but more of a political problem than a technical one. America's lesson here has been written on the wall for years: regulate your tech businesses, or your tech businesses will regulate you.

MYEUHD|4 months ago

Where is the source code for AOSP 16 QPR1?

Where are the security patches of the past couple of months?