Yes. I would like to see a DIY selfhosted replacement for play services that is a direct swap in, in the sense that as an end user I couldn’t tell the difference (notifications primarily)
Edit: wow! Didn’t realize selfhosting replacements for Google services is so controversial!
Android is opensource. It has closed source components, but they aren’t necessary to run Android.
And they’re completely replaceable as there are clean interfaces between the closed source components and the open source base.
If those are you idea of clean interfaces… wow.
Feel free to post comparison images of core apps on different mobile OS’es to strengthen your incredulity.
Exactly. It’s like saying Linux isn’t open source because some distros come with proprietary NVidia drivers.
Mayor parts that are very much necessary for a fully functional Android system are closed source. Play Services is a big one.
Yes. I would like to see a DIY selfhosted replacement for play services that is a direct swap in, in the sense that as an end user I couldn’t tell the difference (notifications primarily)
Edit: wow! Didn’t realize selfhosting replacements for Google services is so controversial!