Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Huawei you? Who, who, who, who?

I seem to remember that Android is based on the, famously, open-source Linux operating system.

Does this open-source bedrock have any implications for Google restricting Huawei's use of Android in the light of Donald Trump adding the Chinese company to a list of organisations that US firms cannot trade with if they don't have a licence?

The question just popped into my mind. I imagine attempting to answer it would involve plummeting down the rabbit hole, so I will just leave it hanging for today.

2 comments:

Simon Brunning said...

Anyone, including Huawei, can use https://source.android.com/. The restriction is on the Google apps and services built on top of it.

Nick Browne said...

Thanks Simon. I shall immediately begin work on an Android-powered steam-punk ear trumpet. None of us is getting any younger.