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Will Android be open source too? - pjt - 01-12-2016

This is the third time I've asked this, first in message, then as a comment after the pledge, but still nobody could or was willing to answer me if Android sources will be published or not. Well, the kernel sources will have to be published but I don't know if the AllWinner Android source is proprietary or not. the Mali source is closed source, if I'm not mistaken.

So please somebody tell me if there will be repositories to build Android for then PINE 64 from the AOSP source, or not.

RE: Will Android be open source too? - tllim - 01-12-2016

(01-12-2016, 04:25 AM)pjt Wrote: This is the third time I've asked this, first in message, then as a comment after the pledge, but still nobody could or was willing to answer me if Android sources will be published or not. Well, the kernel sources will have to be published but I don't know if the AmLogic Android source is proprietary or not. the Mali source is closed source, if I'm not mistaken.

So please somebody tell me if there will be repositories to build Android for then PINE 64 from the AOSP source, or not.
Allwinner A64 Android source code already available, just follow this CNX software path and you wil get it: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/12/10/allwinner-a64-android-5-1-sdk-and-linux-source-code/.

RE: Will Android be open source too? - pjt - 01-12-2016

(01-12-2016, 10:37 AM)tllim Wrote:
(01-12-2016, 04:25 AM)pjt Wrote: This is the third time I've asked this, first in message, then as a comment after the pledge, but still nobody could or was willing to answer me if Android sources will be published or not. Well, the kernel sources will have to be published but I don't know if the AllWinner Android source is proprietary or not. the Mali source is closed source, if I'm not mistaken.

So please somebody tell me if there will be repositories to build Android for then PINE 64 from the AOSP source, or not.
Allwinner A64 Android source code already available, just follow this CNX software path and you wil get it: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/12/10/allwinner-a64-android-5-1-sdk-and-linux-source-code/.

Unfortunately, I don't see the Android source here. But thanks anyway.


RE: Will Android be open source too? - tllim - 01-12-2016

(01-12-2016, 10:49 AM)pjt Wrote:
(01-12-2016, 10:37 AM)tllim Wrote:
(01-12-2016, 04:25 AM)pjt Wrote: This is the third time I've asked this, first in message, then as a comment after the pledge, but still nobody could or was willing to answer me if Android sources will be published or not. Well, the kernel sources will have to be published but I don't know if the AllWinner Android source is proprietary or not. the Mali source is closed source, if I'm not mistaken.

So please somebody tell me if there will be repositories to build Android for then PINE 64 from the AOSP source, or not.
Allwinner A64 Android source code already available, just follow this CNX software path and you wil get it: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/12/10/allwinner-a64-android-5-1-sdk-and-linux-source-code/.

Unfortunately, I don't see the Android source here. But thanks anyway.
Here is the link: http://www.murlock.org/a64/android_A64_A5.1_V1.0.tar.gz

RE: Will Android be open source too? - pjt - 01-12-2016

(01-12-2016, 11:11 AM)tllim Wrote:
(01-12-2016, 10:49 AM)pjt Wrote:
(01-12-2016, 10:37 AM)tllim Wrote:
(01-12-2016, 04:25 AM)pjt Wrote: This is the third time I've asked this, first in message, then as a comment after the pledge, but still nobody could or was willing to answer me if Android sources will be published or not. Well, the kernel sources will have to be published but I don't know if the AllWinner Android source is proprietary or not. the Mali source is closed source, if I'm not mistaken.

So please somebody tell me if there will be repositories to build Android for then PINE 64 from the AOSP source, or not.
Allwinner A64 Android source code already available, just follow this CNX software path and you wil get it: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/12/10/allwinner-a64-android-5-1-sdk-and-linux-source-code/.

Unfortunately, I don't see the Android source here. But thanks anyway.
Here is the link: http://www.murlock.org/a64/android_A64_A5.1_V1.0.tar.gz

Thank you! It only said SDK, and that it will take 2 days to download, but this link was fast.
Thank you for the info.

RE: Will Android be open source too? - Harlan Mueller - 04-19-2018

Thanks a question with PINE A64-LTS also interested me, how about updates?

RE: Will Android be open source too? - tllim - 04-19-2018

(04-19-2018, 02:18 AM)Harlan Mueller Wrote: Thanks a question with PINE A64-LTS also interested me, how about updates?

PINE A64+ and PINE A64-LTS share sames SDK source. The only different is PINE A64+ memory configuration set as DDR3 and PINE A64-LTS sets as LPDDR3.