> They need to do it in a reasonable amount of time.
If they did that for years within hours and if we look at the tools available today, I would expect that "reasonable" equates to how they provided it prior: fast.
If they did that for years within hours and if we look at the tools available today, I would expect that "reasonable" equates to how they provided it prior: fast.
I was at the Data Power 2017 conference in Ottawa where I shared with people (who would become key Block Sidewalk organizers) the clues I had, that Google was about to bid on the as-yet-unknown land development opportunity, closing later that month.
I had previously been in collaboration with secure ROM developers hitting their first adversarial efforts to thwart use of Android for alt app markets. I know that Google's public story of Android openness (which drove people trusting them to build a city platform) was bullshit, and I made sure many many of the key activists and public servants knew it.
While I can't know exactly how my specific actions affected things, I would guarantee that Google's adversarial positions and failed stewardship have already contributed to them losing real opportunities.
Maybe a lawsuit would change things?
When google distribute the compiled code to me, I assume the source is already available.
If distribution means I buy a phone with compiled code, I expect the sources to be readily available.
I distribution means my phone download updated software - I expect the code to be available.
Only lasts until google pushes out gpl in favour of fuchsia or something - so they can finally run away from the community code they built the android system on. Bit until then I fully expect them to actually honor the license...