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OnePlus Releases Android Nougat Kernel Sources for the OnePlus 3/3T

OnePlus Releases Android Nougat Kernel Sources for the OnePlus 3/3T

January 20, 2017
On the heels of the OxygenOS 4.0.2 release for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, OnePlus has released kernel sources for Android Nougat for the devices. This move follows the growing requests of users and developers alike on social media and forums, along with our own request to OnePlus to comply with the GPL V2...
Xiaomi Releases Kernel Sources for Redmi 3S/Prime/X

Xiaomi Releases Kernel Sources for Redmi 3S/Prime/X

January 2, 2017
Xiaomi, an OEM not exactly revered for their GPL compliance, has now released the kernel sources for the Redmi 3S, Prime and X on GitHub. The company has been known in the past for being lax when it comes to the timely release of source code under GPLv2, which is a common occurrence among various OEMs. While releasing the kernel source...
25 Years of Linux and the GPL, and How Android Benefits

25 Years of Linux and the GPL, and How Android Benefits

August 25, 2016
Happy Birthday to Linux. It’s been 25 years since Linux was first announced. It started from very humble beginnings, with Linus Torvalds describing it as “just a hobby, [that] won't be big and professional like gnu”, but it has grown into being the world’s largest open source project and the most commonly used Operating System...