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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As a distinction AOSP vs Android is as important as Chromium vs Chrome. It is much more than semantics, it is literally the difference between an open-source project vs not.

Fact is if you present the de-Googled AOSP to regular users, they'd think it's a broken experience without all the Google apps and services that people come to expect - Maps, Mail, Calendar etc. Drivers and device specifics firmware are also a big part of the foundational Android user experience. So to call Android = AOSP = open source is a mass simplification and definitely hand-waving away the reality of how each system operates and the whole point of open source projects.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So to call Android = AOSP = open source is a mass simplification and definitely hand-waving away the reality of how each system operates and the whole point of open source project

I absolutely don't aggree with this part, especially the second half, but I see where you coming from and your reasoning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Separate terms to tell different things apart, I'm not sure what's there to disagree about. It's literally in the name, Android Open Source Project lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Separate terms to tell different things apart

yes

I'm not sure what's there to disagree about.

I'm disaggreeing with it, since it is an opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️