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		Gigachad 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google will allow only apps from verified develope... Android that ships on the Google pixel is neither open source nor free software. It’s a proprietary OS based on AOSP. The AOSP version of Android is both open source and free software. Open source and free software are both exactly the same thing.

niutech 9 months ago [–]

Not necessarily: https://e.foundation/what-is-the-difference-between-free-sof...

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