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Because people made it work. People can do that for AOSP, but they haven't yet. Go do it!


> Because people made it work.

Right, and they haven't made all these other Android devices work. So, "Android is open source" statement is only true with some major fine print attached to the bottom. That was my point and I was trying to clarify the misconception.


People can also reverse engineer Windows and "make it work". That doesn't mean it's open.




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