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Mandatory Developer Registration? Hardfork Android
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What process? It's all closed source drivers by Qualcomm et al.
Lets not act like this is an impossible task.
There is a process and actually multiple ways to accomplish this. Looking into, we might not even need to fork android, but just support existing alternatives.
I would think the first step is to fork the Android Open Source Project. use that as a base, start cutting out any links to google, fill in the gaps, etc. This is obviously not my realm of expertise but there is a path.
"170,000 tech workers lost their jobs in the U.S. in the 18 months prior to mid-2025"
Don't tell me we can't scrape together a team of experts and make this happen. Yes there will be barriers and push-back, but its either this or we just keep deepthroating google.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/the-fairphone-2-hits-five-years-of-updates-with-some-help-from-lineageos/
https://itsfoss.com/linux-phones/
Thank goodness for existing Android forks (which persist even now), and for projects like the Mecha Comet.
I don't think unemployed developers have as much free time as you seem to think they do. Do you know how much the mortgage payments would be for a house in silicon valley? Not to mention other bills like their kids' tuition, car loans, etc.