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Google replaced Git tags for certain source code with obtaining via Google Drive (grapheneos.social)
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[–] 21 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Google really wants to fuck up AOSP development and are actively hostile these days to the project. If they could easily make Android closed source tomorrow, they would.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    I think they will eventually do it. Or they will make a new system and not have it be open source. And leave AOSP to languish. And this is why my next device is going to be a device that supports post-market OS.

    I'm going to make sure of that before I buy it, because even if it's difficult, it will be worth the switch.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I think there might be a signal fork similar to how Mali operates that would let you use it on a Linux phone but I've only heard about it in passing and so I don't know the name of it but you might want to take a look

    That's something I will need to look into as well when I eventually make the switch.

    If nothing else, you can use WayDroid until you get the apps you need. I understand that it's still using Android as a crutch, but at least the base system would be Linux.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    I really want to move away from Android to straight Linux phone, but some applications like, Signal Messenger, don't have a non-Android or iOS version.

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