Android only uses the Linux kernel. They threw out everything else about linux, like the gnu C library and every linux program. They wrote their own replacements for that which are licensed under the Apache license.
The Apache license doesn't require people to pass along the software. The most recent version of Android, Honeycomb, was announced in May this year. It's not used on phones, only on tablets. Google is not going to release the source for it. Google is going to release the source for the next version "Ice Cream Sandwich" which merges the phone and the tablet software. It's going to be released later this year. But for all the Android products, they do have to share the kernel sourse. regards, dan carpenter _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
