Ahhhh, I dont believe so last time I checked though I may be wrong I don't believe android is open source like Linux. Or perhaps better said the limitations service providers superimpose on phones like preventing thethering and even adding a "tether-taddle" if you so by pass the firmware restriction.
To me true open source is Linux and last ai checked it's illegal to profit off the sale of the operating system. Android is the best and I believe I shouldn't have to result to hacking my phone in order to root it, it should already be rooted
The Linux kernel is open source and so it is available for anyone to modify. The Android operating system uses the Linux kernel and modified it to fit their specific needs (as is the case with many Linux based operating systems). Because it is open source it is a common system to build off of. Programmers are not required to make their modifications open source. The fact that Android is a Linux based system is fairly common knowledge you can Google it.
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Ahhhh, I dont believe so last time I checked though I may be wrong I don't believe android is open source like Linux. Or perhaps better said the limitations service providers superimpose on phones like preventing thethering and even adding a "tether-taddle" if you so by pass the firmware restriction.
To me true open source is Linux and last ai checked it's illegal to profit off the sale of the operating system. Android is the best and I believe I shouldn't have to result to hacking my phone in order to root it, it should already be rooted
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The Linux kernel is open source and so it is available for anyone to modify. The Android operating system uses the Linux kernel and modified it to fit their specific needs (as is the case with many Linux based operating systems). Because it is open source it is a common system to build off of. Programmers are not required to make their modifications open source. The fact that Android is a Linux based system is fairly common knowledge you can Google it.