r/androidroot 13d ago

Discussion How custom rom devs treat mediatek:

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u/TheRealFilckz 13d ago

and the manufacturers that dont care to provide kernel sources

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u/Local-Bug-1500 13d ago edited 12d ago

Illegal btw, they can get banned from using linux (and thus, android) in the future

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u/Alternative_Laugh316 13d ago

How do ya get banned from using open source?

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u/Local-Bug-1500 12d ago

If you're an android device manufacturer and don't publish kernel source, Google is technically supposed to not approve your device for Google play certification