baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · vor 6 MonatenBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1228cross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
arrow-up1228external-linkBreaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a yearwww.androidauthority.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · vor 6 Monatenmessage-square42fedilinkcross-posted to: opensource@programming.dev
minus-squareKokesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·vor 6 MonatenThat is really great for the whole ecosystem. Other manufacturers won’t have much time to prepare for new releases. Well done, Google.
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-2vor 6 MonatenOther manufacturers get sources immediately, so no it only harms open-source part of andeoid.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·vor 6 MonatenI’m pretty sure big OEMs like Samsung do not rely on the public AOSP release.
minus-squarenesc@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·vor 6 MonatenOEMs of course aren’t held to this half a year of wait.
That is really great for the whole ecosystem. Other manufacturers won’t have much time to prepare for new releases. Well done, Google.
Other manufacturers get sources immediately, so no it only harms open-source part of andeoid.
I’m pretty sure big OEMs like Samsung do not rely on the public AOSP release.
OEMs of course aren’t held to this half a year of wait.