Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st Oct 2008 16:26 UTC, submitted by rkalla
It's official, Google has Open Sourced Android. The initial release of the source code is available via Google's Git repository with bugs, FAQs, documentation, etc. handled via Android's Google Code project page. Android's licensing structure and project organization seems to be trying to create something akin to the Eclipse Foundation, mixing individual and commercial interests into a development pot for the collective benefit of the platform on a whole.
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What you have to remember is that this is open code. All that's needed to spin a new version onto a device, the ability to do offline firmware upgrades, and someone who cares enough to take time to recompile the kernel for hardware support. I would fully expect the XDA crew to have ripped the G1 and any other htc device, apart in the coming months.
Now that the final code is available, I would expect to see it showing up on alot of HTC and alternative devices REAL SOON. I, for one, would love to see Androd running on like a Treo and Nokia Internet Tablets. It would be nice to see how well it runs on older HTC hardware as well.
Fear not, it's just a matter of time. I am sure you will get community upgrades much faster than carrier upgrades. I have been tracking with the latest 4.5 on my ATT Blackberry 8310 (and 8300 before that) for some time now, and ATT has yet to release it for download.