Google replaced pushing Git tags for certain source code with obtaining source code via Google Drive after making a request through Google Forms.
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@cismonx It's incredibly backwards and very hard to understand why they want to drive away people from using their devices.
Nexus and Pixel devices had a lot of Android enthusiasts using them who are increasingly being driven away by these decisions.
They're driving a lot of people away to using iPhones rather than simply using other Android devices.
The management making these decisions largely use iPhones, not the products they're gradually stripping of their actual advantages.
Google managers using iphones at work is like Mercedes managers driving a BMW at a product show... Google actually invented the androidphone to compete with apple iPhone. They considered the iphone as a threat to their own business model. One would think google forbids at least the managers to use iphones at office.
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For Motorola devices, we plan to prepare our releases early and have everything ready for major Android updates at launch. We should be able to simply push the code to our own repositories for major Android releases. We'll need to host all the AOSP Git repositories ourselves.
@GrapheneOS Will there be Motorola Smartphones with GrapheneOS preinstalled available? Thanks in advance.
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@GrapheneOS do you think they're deliberately slandering with misinfo or are they actually this clueless? It's hard to tell, my guess is the former.
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Google replaced pushing Git tags for certain source code with obtaining source code via Google Drive after making a request through Google Forms. It's completely ridiculous and they've gradually become very slow at handling requests. They're in clear violation of the GPLv2 now.
@GrapheneOS since when?
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@GrapheneOS how are you guys planning for the day when Google completely stops providing anything?
@abhiyantrik @GrapheneOS they’ve started numerous times that other companies that depend on Android would inevitably fill in the gaps
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@abhiyantrik @GrapheneOS they’ve started numerous times that other companies that depend on Android would inevitably fill in the gaps
@idkrn @GrapheneOS if I understand correctly, #grapheneos is relying on other companies to fill the gaps?
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@GrapheneOS This sounds like fully AI fabricated.
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Google replaced pushing Git tags for certain source code with obtaining source code via Google Drive after making a request through Google Forms. It's completely ridiculous and they've gradually become very slow at handling requests. They're in clear violation of the GPLv2 now.
this sounds like The Onion header.
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@GrapheneOS if the paper contains many inaccuracies, maybe it's a good idea to contact the authors and editors to get it retracted?
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this sounds like The Onion header.
"Google starts distributing Google Android for Google Pixel via Google Drive requested via Google Forms"
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Google replaced pushing Git tags for certain source code with obtaining source code via Google Drive after making a request through Google Forms. It's completely ridiculous and they've gradually become very slow at handling requests. They're in clear violation of the GPLv2 now.
@GrapheneOS Google is a devil, he is not the first ( IBM ? ) and the last is not born ... Nous n'avons que ce que nous méritons
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@GrapheneOS Will there be Motorola Smartphones with GrapheneOS preinstalled available? Thanks in advance.
@srevilo @GrapheneOS yes, they have a partnership for doing exactly that
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@GrapheneOS On a separate note... Someone please tell me what are the exact things stopping a more open OS like linux from being mainstream (modem drivers, camera drivers, what else?)
Or... an AOSP derivative or clone COMPLETELY independent. IK has something to do with the modem and SIM-card and camera drivers, what are those and what else?
@vrtrahan @GrapheneOS banks and other apps locking themselves when not running on a "secure version of Android" or depending on non-OS features like Play Services
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For Motorola devices, we plan to prepare our releases early and have everything ready for major Android updates at launch. We should be able to simply push the code to our own repositories for major Android releases. We'll need to host all the AOSP Git repositories ourselves.
@GrapheneOS
Not that long ago, I couldn't see myself purchasing a Motorola phone. Their reputation for poor OS support (security updates and OS updates) made purchasing one of their phones a non-starter. Now, with the GrapheneOS partnership, I can't wait to purchase a Motorola/GrapheneOS phone. I am enjoying my Pixel 8a with GrapheneOS, but the hardware is a bit limiting. I definitely need more storage space. -
@cismonx It's incredibly backwards and very hard to understand why they want to drive away people from using their devices.
Nexus and Pixel devices had a lot of Android enthusiasts using them who are increasingly being driven away by these decisions.
They're driving a lot of people away to using iPhones rather than simply using other Android devices.
The management making these decisions largely use iPhones, not the products they're gradually stripping of their actual advantages.
@GrapheneOS @cismonx is it hard to understand? Really?
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These changes won't negatively impact GrapheneOS on upcoming Motorola Mobility devices. In fact, it's a major part of why our partnership exists. It only negatively impacts Pixels and hurts Google more than anyone else. Google wants to make Pixels worse for no apparent reason.
@GrapheneOS This reminds me, how's is the Motorola partnership going on?
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For Motorola devices, we plan to prepare our releases early and have everything ready for major Android updates at launch. We should be able to simply push the code to our own repositories for major Android releases. We'll need to host all the AOSP Git repositories ourselves.
@GrapheneOS are there some members of the grapheneos-team who like the born-again trend of upcomming qwerty phones? — as some of the hype also got its shape from ppl and ultimately clicks adding a keyboard to a closed flip-foldable, it seems like there could be some human engineering and convincing some peaple at certain phone manufacturer that it would be so so great to have a graphene qwerty phone
And...
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Google replaced pushing Git tags for certain source code with obtaining source code via Google Drive after making a request through Google Forms. It's completely ridiculous and they've gradually become very slow at handling requests. They're in clear violation of the GPLv2 now.
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@GrapheneOS if the paper contains many inaccuracies, maybe it's a good idea to contact the authors and editors to get it retracted?
@danieldk @GrapheneOS I think that this kind of inaccuracies are intentional. This "work" looks like a slop that was made with premeditaion. I have also doubt if there was any review before publishing this slop.
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@xyhhx @vrtrahan @GrapheneOS plus vendor buy-in. It's very hard to make a driver without documentation on the hardware and that's usually not freely available
