On 17/02/2020 22:07, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:41:38 +0000
> mm0fmf wrote:
>
>> Android is FOSS. You don't need to install Google's apps and play store
>> for the OS to run and be usable.
>
> No, but you do usually need binary drivers and/or firmware to run
> it on most platforms.
>
I suppose I'm used to having that stuff available in my job. Though I
did an Android internals course where we used Beagbone Blacks ISTR and
they had a touch panel running. Don't remember if there was any sound
involved. That involved building everything from scratch. It was a few
years back and the fine detail has long evaporated from my memory.
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