GrapheneOS accuses Google of gatekeeping Android 17 features and security fixes
(www.androidauthority.com)
can't keep maintaining GOS on Pixel devices
Where did you get this? It was never said that they can't maintain it. Google just isn't releasing the firmware and reverse engeneering every piece of it is a nightmare and at that point you might as well make your own brand.
collaborating with other manufacturers than just Motorola
towards more decentralized hardware that can serve their needs while also having the ability to be manufactured by multiple vendors in a white label way.
Because graphene isn't a project that developes phones? Also, Youre still relying on snapdragon and other manufacturers to make key components of your phones.
I refuse to believe that the most secure OS can't be installed on the most OSH.
Time to change your mind I guess:
First of all, OSS dosent mean runs on everything.
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Even if someone tried to port graphene to other hardware, they would have to remove key software from the port, like memory tagging, hardened malloc, etc. Which defeats the purpose of using Graphene over any other OS.
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OS also dosent mean secure, or even good. Just look at the insane amount of open source software wrappers and snakes.