GrapheneOS is open source, Motorola - just like anyone else - can make changes to it before they install it on their devices.
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ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 months agoHow would Motorola lock it down? They don’t control it in any way.
dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
qualia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Like a locked bootloader and bloat.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 months ago
That’s not what “lock it down” means.
dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
What does it mean to you?
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 months ago
Prevent changes. Locking down software project would mean making it closed sourced. Locking down hardware means preventing software/firmware changes.
qualia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Different tense, I’m not using it in the privacy hardened sense.
qualia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh snap, I misread it as Motorola bought GrapheneOS! This is way better news than I realized! Thx for the clarification. 🫡
Edit: On reflection can FOSS even be bought since it doesn’t have an owner to pay? I’m caught up now.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 months ago
Yes, you can pay developers to stop publishing new changes. Basically hire the people developing it and stop releasing the code. Community can try to still develop it independently.
qualia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
At the limit though they’d have to pay every coder with an interest in that software’s development and enough time for a hobby. I guess they could target distribution like Codeberg but alternatives would eventually fill their place.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 months ago
Normally there’s a small group of people with expertise doing most of the work. If you poach them and pay them to work full time on the project it will be really hard for the community to compete.