alt Hacker News> There is no alternative.
There have been several projects like Ubuntu Touch to create an open Linux for smartphones.
That would be an open alternative.
Android is not open.
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HybridStatAnim8 • today at 2:01 AM
The AOSP is fully open source. What you suggest is a significant step back in terms of privacy and security.
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Android is an open source Linux distribution for smartphones. It doesn't have to be used with Google Mobile Services. AOSP is far more private, secure, usable and compatible with a far broader amount of apps. Why wouldn't we use that as the starting point even if the goal was to diverge?