Comment by nine_k
1 day ago
So the source code will be released in a kind of FreeBSD releases? These pieces work together, base things off them, don't mess with (or even see) any WIP stuff.
In other words, the result is still open, but the development process is not.
I don't work on Android, but I suspect it's a whole lot less work for both confidentiality and maintenance to not have to worry about daily/weekly OSS releases. That's probably worth more to the decisionmakers than the value of random contributions from people who aren't already inside the partner tent.
[edit] based on the other comments, I surmise that public pushes were already infrequent.
> the result is still open, but the development process is not.
Is the source code available at all times? This is a genuine question, I don't know right now.