06:35 PM

Google released Android source


Android is now fully available under an opensource license. This was annouced by Google today. I’m very curious how much this will influence the Openmoko project and how long it takes until we can test Andorid on the Freerunner.

Today I’m very proud to announce that we are releasing the code that went into that same revolutionary device. Let me present Android: the first complete and highly functional, mass market, Open Source mobile platform. Built with and on top of a bunch of Open Source software, this is one of the largest releases in the history of FOSS. Our goal was to make millions of terrific phones possible, to raise the bar on what people can expect from any mobile phone and to release the code that makes it possible.

Google’s announcement is here: http://google-opensource.blogspot.com
And the Andorid-Source there: http://source.android.com



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  1. For that matter, could OpenMoko ever be run on an Android hardware platform?

    Chris on

  2. I think this should be possible.
    Openmoko is opensource software, so we are able to compile it for every platform we want to if we have the needed drivers.

    slyon

    slyon on

  3. It seems it will be possible to do the other way around and install Android on the FreeRunner as seen here: http://koolu.com/

    JMichel on

  4. Were did you find these informations?

    webkataloge on

  5. My sources are linked in the post.

    slyon

    slyon on