Google will now only release Android source code twice a year

7 months ago by misk to c/opensource

Instead of four times a year, Google will now only release Android source code to AOSP twice a year, once in Q2 and again in Q4.

gezero 59 points 7 months ago

Down from 4 times per year.

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Mihies 55 points 7 months ago

"I Am Altering the Deal, Pray I Don't Alter It Any Further."

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Evil_Shrubbery 45 points 7 months ago

It's open source if the company pledges to release the full code* after 99 years.

*in parts redacted to protect the innocent variables

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lemmysmash 38 points 7 months ago

Fuckers.

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ShinkanTrain 31 points 7 months ago

The source code:

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boredsquirrel 19 points 7 months ago

Wtf...

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NaibofTabr 18 points 7 months ago

the company will keep publishing security patches each month on a dedicated security-only branch for relevant OS releases just as it does today

Ok, so this is mostly going to affect new feature releases. It might not be a bad thing really, as it will be easier for downstream projects to keep up with a 6-month release cycle.

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boredsquirrel 9 points 7 months ago

So GrapheneOS and any other OS that cares a bit about security need to ship proprietary updates.

And if this is everything of 6 months, this is pretty insane

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ramble81 4 points 7 months ago

Security updates are still monthly. It’s only the feature updates. Are you really that enthralled with ensuring you have the latest feature updates every 6 months?

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boredsquirrel 5 points 7 months ago

So security updates are open source? Not like security preview releases that are under embargo?

Well that makes it less problematic. Android apps are independent from the core OS and half of the people is running old versions, so the ecosystem doesnt really depend on the latest and greatest.

Still shit, but less bad.

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HoleSailor 6 points 7 months ago

Then they will close one day.

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