Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoWe need to set the ground work now before google closes up androidmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down122
arrow-up1375arrow-down1imageWe need to set the ground work now before google closes up androidmedia.piefed.socialSunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Linux Phones@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square119linkfedilink
minus-squareCorridor8031@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·3 days agoAndroid is already the linux phone. It already exist, there is no need to recreate something that exist, it is much easier and more efficient to improve an already working base project.
minus-squareRoss_audio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoEvery android kernel takes Linux and makes it closed source when the code is included to make it work with the hardware.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd? Do you want a Linux phone or an open hardware phone. One might happen the other not in anything people would want to use.
minus-squareCorridor8031@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agonot really sure what the argument is here, this is a problem about manufactures not publishing their source code for their drrivers and firmware, having another linux based mobile os would do nothing to solve this issue. furthermore i doubt grapheneOs would describe their kernel as closed source
Android is already the linux phone. It already exist, there is no need to recreate something that exist, it is much easier and more efficient to improve an already working base project.
Every android kernel takes Linux and makes it closed source when the code is included to make it work with the hardware.
And? Do you want a Linux phone or an open hardware phone. One might happen the other not in anything people would want to use.
not really sure what the argument is here, this is a problem about manufactures not publishing their source code for their drrivers and firmware,
having another linux based mobile os would do nothing to solve this issue.
furthermore i doubt grapheneOs would describe their kernel as closed source