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Why is Android frequently taunted as “evil” in the FOSS community?

The objections to Android are basically the same as the objections to any other distribution that is not fully free. … If you see complaints more frequently or intensely about Android, this is probably due to its position as a de facto default operating system for virtually all mobile devices that are not manufactured …
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Is Fairphone violating the GPL with its newest Fairphone 3?

I believe them that they want to release it eventually, but it's not legal to delay like this, right? If indeed Fairphone is distributing a device with an embedded Linux kernel but not making the …
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An LGPL library inside a proprietary Android app

This is probably allowed if you include a tool to deconstruct the APK into class files in your distribution. The LGPLv3 says in 4(d)(0) that you must: Convey the Minimal Corresponding Source under …
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I want to make an Android app like Calm/ Meditation Music/ Study Music. May I use their sound?

If the sound is available from the copyright holder under a free or open source license (likely a Creative Commons license, for a sound file), or if the work is in the public domain (e.g., copyright o …
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