Gist: “Evidently, starting next month, all external code contributions to AOSP will require approval from two Google reviewers before they can be submitted.”
Before anyone raises their pitchforks: Google already has to accept changes made to Android, like any project ever created. The change is only that there now has to be two people instead of one.
Yes, Android is moving in bad direction in user freedom perspective, but please don’t react hostile to every single news about Android, because then you show community caring about this stuff as being crazy.
I’m actually surprised this wasn’t the case before.
Great, first they strip away Foss features and then they lock down code contributions.
You’re honestly turning this into a weird negative thing? Better security by having two people review the code vs just one is a bad thing to you?
Alright.
what about this? https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/467656/To-improve-security-Google-s-making-it-slightly-harder-to-contribute#entry-comment-2442599
Google is not making Android for users, but itself as its advertising platform. Ever wonder why custom ROMs and even other manufacturers have a permission to block internet access for specific apps in their Android forks but Google does not? hmm… Alright
Google isn’t looking out for anyone but itself. These kind of restrictions and excuses are exactly what Apple calls “security”.
Yes, Google sucks, but what does this have to do with requiring additional approvals for code contributions?
What is Google going to restrict now with 2 required approval, which they couldn’t with 1?
You are free to fork AOSP and maintain your own fork if you have the resources.
Unfortunately not many people / organizations do or have the stomach to commit to doing that, and that’s how Google is able to maintain a tight grip on what is supposed to be an open source project.
Goes to show you the importance of lineage os
Well…lets pretend that with SafetyNet they don’t enforce people to stay away from Foss android. I mean, yes, I am running DivestOS, but a lot of APS are not working because they need Google Play Services. Some other they don’t even want you to have an unlocked bootloader. Most of Android devices do not support relocking your bootloader…
I don’t think that this is a control move.
