How so? If Graphene is based off a release branch, there shouldn’t be change in timing. Sure, maybe a little for inspection, but as far as I know Graphene isn’t based off main anyway.
Comment on Google will develop the Android OS fully in private; Will continue open source releases.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoIt means my GrapheneOS updates will probably he a little later.
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 months ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They currently get early access in some capacity, and I wonder if this would impact that.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
How so?
- Developers routinely read along with upstream updates that are relevant to them.
- Google is removing this access.
- Google is specifically removing access to read along with upstream updates that are relevant to the developers of GrapheneOS.
At minimum, this will slow down GrapheneOS releases and increase bugs in GrapheneOS.
At worst this week cause a new malicious anti-privacy “feature” to ship with GrapheneOS because there’s no time to analyze how to remove it.
It’s almost like Google hates Privacy or something…
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And yet Graphene will still probably need more private and secure