Current Status CyanogenMod

Current situation.

The last couple of days have been hard. What really became clear is that AOSP is a framework. It is licensed in such a way that everyone can take it, change it to fit their needs and distribute it on their own. Android belongs to everyone. From this it follows that Google, HTC, Motorola and any other corporations can add their components to the framework and distribute them under any preferred license.

I made many changes to the AOSP code and added code from many others. Making the droid better, right?
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The problem we faced was the distribution of Google’s proprietary programs: Maps, GTalk, Market, YouTube. These components are not part of free software, but part of Google Experience devices. All of these programs are Google’s intellectual property, and I will respect that. I will no longer distribute these applications as part of the mod. But nothing bad happened. Nothing I do affects these applications. But we still need these applications, because we need the functionality of Mail, Chat, Market, etc. I would really like Google to use all these goodies for free, but this will not happen. And who can blame him?

There are many things that we can do as end users and modders without breaking the law. Most importantly, we made a functioning backup of our software. Since I do not work directly with these proprietary components, what I'm really trying to do is to release a new version of the “bare bones” mod. In it, you can make calls, send MMS, take photos, etc. In order to return our favorite sync and other applications, you will have to make a backup first. I am working on an application that does this for you.

The basic idea is that you can Google-fuse your CyanogenMod firmware with applications that were already on your device. However, you can use the basic firmware to your liking. It will work flawlessly if you do not use software from Google. I will include an alternative app store in my basic version (SlideMe or AndAppStore, I haven’t decided yet), so you can get your apps if you don’t have the “Google Experience” device.

The next version of the mod will appear as soon as I clean it from the problematic applications.

Thank you all for your support.

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* Google Experience device - these phones have a software package from Google, also have access to the Android Market. These phones have a Google logo on the back. (approx. translator)