Android as such is FOSS, but as said + Google’s added crap. Out there also exist an degoogled version without it. It’s a modified Linux for Mobile, same as other mobil distros.
You’re misunderstanding the ecosystem. The degoogled ROMs like graphene and e/os still rely on the Google releases of AOSP, hence why Google is allowed to strangle them with biyearly releases. There’s aren’t any major android projects that use a completely open system because android is inherently closed.
There are Linux systems which use a translation layer to interop with android apps for example sailfish os however this is also closed
Android as such is FOSS, but as said + Google’s added crap. Out there also exist an degoogled version without it. It’s a modified Linux for Mobile, same as other mobil distros.
You’re misunderstanding the ecosystem. The degoogled ROMs like graphene and e/os still rely on the Google releases of AOSP, hence why Google is allowed to strangle them with biyearly releases. There’s aren’t any major android projects that use a completely open system because android is inherently closed.
There are Linux systems which use a translation layer to interop with android apps for example sailfish os however this is also closed