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Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 11/02/2020 06:00 PM
Update adb root at boot

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h1. Upstream Linux
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h2. Tracking upstream patches
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We have a "new issue tracker":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/upstreaming/issues for tracking upstream status of various patches.
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h2. Benefits of using Upstream Linux
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Currently, Replicant uses device specific Hardware Abstraction Layers, because device manufacturers implemented non-standard kernel interfaces. However, Android works with upstream kernels and supports plug-n-play hardware nowadays, so it makes sense to have generic Hardware Abstraction Layers for the standard interfaces of the Linux kernel (ALSA, V4L2, etc).
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Benefits:
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* It would allow supporting external WiFi dongles such as the ones supported by the ath9k_htc driver and free firmwares without the need for a specific application or configuration.
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* It would make devices last longer by alleviating the device specific maintenance burden: If LineageOS stops supporting a Replicant supported device, Replicant would need to maintain it by its own. This would require a lot of work, unless the device is already supported the upstream Linux kernel and generic hardware abstractions layers. This would also enable Replicant to support devices that are not currently supported by LineageOS with a lot less work.
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* It would enable the support for devices that are or will be added to upstream Linux.
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As GNU/Linux expects standard kernel interfaces, this would also enable to run GNU/Linux out of the box on such devices.
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This has some interesting outcomes:
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* The device specific work could be shared between GNU/Linux communities and Replicant communities. This could result in less work to do to support individual devices. Since Android libraries depends on Android's libc, non-standard proprietary libraries might be harder to reuse than the free software implementations, so we might get even more collaboration thanks to that.
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* It would enable GNU/Linux distributions to more easily support smartphones and tablets, which would hopefully enable FSDG distributions to be able to focus on usability instead of hardware support. This way, if one day Android devices stop using the Linux kernel, stops being free software, or if the code takes directions that are too much problematic, already having GNU/Linux based Android alternatives would reduce the amount of work needed to be able to get again a fully free software distribution for smartphones and tablets.
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* Older devices with less amount of RAM than Replicant current minimum requirements could be used with GNU/Linux and possibly repurposed for other usages, reducing the amount of electronic devices waste.
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h2. Requirements
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* For the other standard interfaces (like ASLA, etc) a device running a upstream Linux Kenrel with as few patches as possible is required.
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h2. Devices
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It is best to use a device that requires the least amount of work to be functional under Replicant.
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More precisely we want to minimize:
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* The work needed to have the device usable with upstream Linux.
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* The work porting or writing Android hardware abstractions layers.
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To achieve that we can choose a device that:
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* requires no or very minimal work to be fully supported by Linux.
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* have less hardware features (so we don't need to support them in Linux and in the HALs).
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* is easy to buy, so the work can be shared among multiple people.
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* doesn't have more freedom flaws than the devices currently supported by Replicant
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It is also a good idea to keep one image per device at first, as trying to make a single image that
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would work on all ARM device supported by upstream Linux is complicated: Even GNU/Linux
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distributions have a hard time doing that for ARM devices.
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h2. Linux upstream status
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In some cases, even if the upstream status looks good, nonfree bootlaoders can get in the way. We have a list of stock bootloaders incompatible with upstream Linux in this page: [[BootloadersIncompatibleWithLinux]].
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h3. Smartphones and tablets with a free software bootloader and work in progress upstream Linux support
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|_. Formfactor |_. Vendor |_. Product  |_. Linux dts |_. Linux status | Verdict |
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| Smartphone | LG | Optimus Black | "omap3-sniper.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-sniper.dts | no display(no driver), very few peripherals | Too much work required |
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| Tablet | Amazon | Kindle Fire (first generation) | "omap4-kc1.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-kc1.dts | no display(no driver), very few peripherals | Too much work required |
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| Smartphone | | GTA04 A3 | "omap3-gta04a3.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-gta04a3.dts |/3. http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-kernel/page/UpstreamStatus/ |/3. Good fit: Free software bootloader, very few parts not upstream  |
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| Smartphone | | GTA04 A4 | "omap3-gta04a4.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-gta04a4.dts |
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| Smartphone | | GTA04 A5 | "omap3-gta04a5.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-gta04a5.dts |
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h3. Replicant supported Samsung Exynos devices
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|_. Formfactor |_. Vendor |_. Product |_. Linux dts | Linux status page | Issues | Verdict |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S (i9000)  | "s5pv210-galaxys.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/s5pv210-galaxys.dts  | https://github.com/PabloPL/linux/wiki (needs verified, but looks right) | * Probably has a signed bootloader. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it.
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* Has shared memory between the modem and the processor running Replicant
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* Is supported by Replicant 4.2 but not Replicant 6.0 
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* Barely meets Android 9 requirements | |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S II (i9100)  | "exynos4210-i9100.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4210-i9100.dts | * See the "Samsung_Galaxy_SII_(samsung-i9100) page":https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_SII_(samsung-i9100) on the PostmarketOS wiki for more details.
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* This work was based on a "4.20 downstream kernel":https://github.com/Sekilsgs2/i9100_kernel_mainline_port 
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* JustChrono is "regenerating some history / splitting the 4.2 port into smaller parts":https://github.com/ChronoMonochrome/android_kernel_samsung_smdk4412/commits/lk-4.20-i9100 since there is not much history in the other repo
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* yurnam also has some "recent commits":https://github.com/yurnam/i9100_kernel_mainline_port/commits/master | * Probably has a signed bootloader
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* Attempts were made to get Samsung IPC modem support via oFono from "this patchset":https://lists.ofono.org/pipermail/ofono/2012-September/013766.html but it was not accepted and "does not build":https://github.com/tssk/pmbootstrap/commits/device-samsung-i9100_modem 
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* postmarketOS is seeking help to "support the modem":https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_SII_(samsung-i9100)#Modem | |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S III (i9300) | "exynos4412-i9300.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-i9300.dts |/3. https://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/ + "patch required for Samsung bootloader":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/2a6027178ae40c1d3baa965fe21b19cbf09493ce ("reference":http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1212.1/01610.html) |/2. The first stage is signed. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it. | Good fit: Only the modem, "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing upstream but are available as patches on top of it |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy Note 2 3G (N7100) | "exynos4412-n710x.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-n710x.dts (needs to be modified to exynos4412-n7100.dts via "this patch.":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/8ce0752f2cc22b8f8fa980c21be802ea387f9a86) | Good fit: the LCD, the modem, "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing but are available as patches on top of it |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Note 8.0 (N51XX) | The platform is kona, not midas, but it might be fairly easy to port to mainline since it uses the same SoC, same fuelgauge, same audio, same radio chip, and maybe other parts apart from LCD and touchscreen as the i9300 and n7100 | * The bootloader is most probably signed. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it.
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* Soldered battery => Shops might be able to replace it
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* Need to find a way to get access to the serial port => The special connector might have serial on it | |
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h3. Replicant supported Texas Instruments OMAP4 devices
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy Nexus (I9250) | None | * "Status on PostmarketOS wiki":https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Google_Galaxy_Nexus_GSM_(samsung-maguro)#Mainline_Kernel_Status
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* "mainline fork":https://github.com/drebrez/linux/commits/samsung-maguro | ? | Need to write a DTS |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (P31xx) |/2. None |/2. ? |/2. * Soldered battery => Shops might be able to replace it
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* Need to find a way to get access to the serial port => The special connector might have serial on it |/2. ? |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P51xx) |
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h3. Other devices with some upstream support.
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|_. Formfactor  |_. Vendor |_. Product |_. Linux dts |_. Linux status page |_. Issues |_. Verdict |
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| Tablet | Difrnce | DIT4350 | "sun5i-a13-difrnce-dit4350.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-difrnce-dit4350.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Empire Electronix | D709 tablet | "sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-d709.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-d709.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Empire Electronix | M712 tablet | "sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-m712.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-m712.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Gemei | G9 Tablet | "sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts | "TODO in the dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts#n66 | | "Missing touchscreen":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts#n71 |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy SIII 4G (i9305) | "exynos4412-i9305.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-i9305.dts |/2. https://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/ + "patch required for Samsung bootloader":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/2a6027178ae40c1d3baa965fe21b19cbf09493ce |/3. The bootloader is signed. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it. | Good fit:
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* Not fully supported by Replicant because it "lacks modem support":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1813 but the work can be reused by the Galaxy SIII, Galaxy SII, Note 2, Note 8.0, and Note 10.1 (2012 edition). 
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* "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing upstream but are available as patches on top of it. |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy Note 2 4G (N7105) | "exynos4412-n710x.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-n710x.dts needs to be modified to exynos4412-n7105.dts via "this patch":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/8ce0752f2cc22b8f8fa980c21be802ea387f9a86 since it has a different modem than the n7100. | Good fit: the LCD, "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing but are available as patches on top of it. The modem "might be in mainline":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-mdm9615.c?h=v5.2.7, but probably lacks firmware loading. |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Note 10.1 (2012 edition) | "exynos4412-n8000.dts":https://github.com/Viciouss/linux/blob/android-5.4-n80xx/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-n8000.dts (downstream dts with a lot of upstream components) | | A developer, Viciouss, is working on porting Replicant 9 to this device. |
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N900 | "omap3-n900.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts | https://elinux.org/N900 | * Has a signed bootloader
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N9 | "omap3-n9.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n9.dts | https://elinux.org/N9 |/2. * Probably have a signed bootloader
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* "The touchscreen 'firmware' is just some calibration data that can be generated with free software":https://lists.osuosl.org/pipermail/replicant/2020-October/003098.html |/2. Some upstream support (missing display?), though not a lot seem left. See also the "PostmarketOS":https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Nokia_N9 and "elinux.org":https://elinux.org/N950 wiki pages |
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N950 | "omap3-n950.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n950.dts | https://elinux.org/N950 |
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| Smartphone | Motorolla | Droid 4 (XT894) | "omap4-droid4-xt894.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-droid4-xt894.dts | http://elektranox.org/droid4/ | Probably has a signed bootloader, may have a signed kernel requiring kexec | Bad fit: requires a signed Linux kernel in the boot chain |
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| Smartphone | | Nexus 7 (2012) | "qcom-apq8064-asus-nexus7-flo.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-asus-nexus7-flo.dts | |/8. Qualcomm SOC (signed bootloader, unknown modem isolation) |/8. Bad fit:
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| | | | "qcom-apq8064-sony-xperia-yuga.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-sony-xperia-yuga.dts |  |
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| Tablet | Sony | Xperia Z2 Tablet | "qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-castor.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-castor.dts |  |
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| | | | "qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-honami.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-honami.dts |  |
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| | | Fairphone 2 | "qcom-msm8974-fairphone-fp2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-fairphone-fp2.dts | |
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| Tablet | MSI | Primo81 | "sun6i-a31s-primo81.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31s-primo81.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | Q8 A13 Tablet | "sun5i-a13-q8-tablet.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-q8-tablet.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Primux | INet-98V Rev 02 | "sun5i-a13-inet-98v-rev2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-inet-98v-rev2.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Primux | INet-86DZ Rev 01 | "sun8i-a23-inet86dz.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-inet86dz.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Wondermedia? | WM8650-MID Tablet | "wm8650-mid.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8650-mid.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Wondermedia? | WM8850-W70v2 Tablet | "wm8850-w70v2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8850-w70v2.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Colorfly | E708 Q1 tablet | "sun6i-a31s-colorfly-e708-q1.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31s-colorfly-e708-q1.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Polaroid | MID2407PXE03 tablet | "sun8i-a23-polaroid-mid2407pxe03.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-polaroid-mid2407pxe03.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | Q8 A23 Tablet | "sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | Q8 A33 Tablet | "sun8i-a33-q8-tablet.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a33-q8-tablet.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | TBS Biometrics | A711 Tablet | "sun8i-a83t-tbs-a711.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a83t-tbs-a711.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | iNet Tek | iNet Q972 tablet | "sun6i-a31s-inet-q972.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31s-inet-q972.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | INet-D978 Rev 02 | "sun8i-a33-inet-d978-rev2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a33-inet-d978-rev2.dts | | | |
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* There is a "Linux upstream status page":http://opensource.rock-chips.com/wiki_Status_Matrix#Mainline%20Kernel%20Status%20Matrix in the "opensource.rock-chips wiki":http://opensource.rock-chips.com
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| Tablet | Acer | "Chromebook Tab 10 D651N-K9WT":https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.H0BAA.001 - codenamed Scarlet ("earliest EOL is Aug 2023":https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366) | "rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi | |/3. The Asus Chromebook Flip C101PA (codenamed Bob) has the same RK3399 SoC and was recently added to "mainline u-boot":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/rk3399/Kconfig. RK3399 in "upstream u-boot":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/commits/master/configs/evb-rk3399_defconfig doesn't include these tablets yet. These tablets, like the C101PA, ship with Coreboot bootloaders. Google used the "Depthcharge payload in Coreboot to boot Android":https://www.chromestory.com/2016/01/pixel-c-uses-a-chrome-os-boot-image-not-android/ on the Pixel C, which has a different SoC, but also shipped with Coreboot. "Upstream Coreboot repo":https://review.coreboot.org/cgit/coreboot.git/tree/src/mainboard/google/gru/devicetree.scarlet.cb "Android specific code in Depthcharge payload":https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/depthcharge/+/master/src/boot/android_dt.c "u-boot README.rockchip":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/README.rockchip "u-boot README.rockusb":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/README.rockusb "rkdevelopmenttool":https://github.com/rockchip-linux/rkdeveloptool "First (and only?) XDA thread about porting AOSP/CyanogenMod to a Chromebook":https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258446 These devices have "ARM Trusted Firmeware support":http://opensource.rock-chips.com/wiki_ATF#Supported_Devices | |
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| Tablet | Asus | "Chromebook Tablet CT100":https://www.asus.com/Tablets/ASUS-Chromebook-Tablet-CT100PA/ - codenamed Dumo |/2. "rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi (needs to be verified, but both device's Board Names and Base Boards "are codenamed Scarlet":https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices) | | | 
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* That u-boot also supports being installed in place of the Linux kernel, leaving the stock bootloader in place | * Probably signed
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| "Galaxy S 2 - I9100":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2I9100 | Signed, see "emulating-exynos-4210-bootrom-in-qemu.html":https://fredericb.info/2018/03/emulating-exynos-4210-bootrom-in-qemu.html | downstream u-boot:
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* "Sekilsgs2/i9100-uboot":https://github.com/Sekilsgs2/i9100-uboot
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* "Talustus/i9100-uboot":https://github.com/Talustus/i9100-uboot
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* "onny/i9100-uboot":https://git.project-insanity.org/onny/uboot-i9100
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* "uboot-bootloader-true-multiboot-t1680898":https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/uboot-bootloader-true-multiboot-t1680898
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upstream u-boot for devices with same SoC: "origen":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/origen_defconfig "smdkv310":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/smdkv310_defconfig "s5pc210":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/s5pc210_universal_defconfig "trats":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/trats_defconfig | * "xda post about i9100-uboot":https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/uboot-bootloader-true-multiboot-t1680898 
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* How do the downstream u-boot boot (After BL1? As kernel?)
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| "Galaxy SIII - I9300":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3I9300 |/7. * The first stage is signed.
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* A signed first stage that doesn't enforce subsequent signatures exists but it's nonfree and non-redistributable|/4. "downstream u-boot for the second stage":https://github.com/fourkbomb/u-boot. This was "submitted upstream":http://u-boot.10912.n7.nabble.com/PATCH-0-7-Exynos4412-SPL-support-td341181.html but it broke the "Odroid U3":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/odroid_defconfig, so the code was probably not merged because of that.
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* This combination doesn't load the nonfree TrustZone OS
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* Replicant 9 can run on devices with this bootloader, but the current Replicant 6 kernel expects a TrustZone OS to work. |/7. * We need to find a way to completely replace the first bootloader stage (BL1) as the one that is used to run u-boot is nonfree and non-redistributable. 
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| "Galaxy SIII 4G - I9305":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3I9305 |
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| "Galaxy Note 2 4G - N7105":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNote2N7105 |
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|/2.Tablet |/2.Samsung | "Galaxy Note 8.0 - N51XX":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNote80N51xx | ? |/2. Has the same System On a Chip (SOC) as the Galaxy SIII and Note 2, the Exynos4412, but slightly modified u-boot might need to be written. Testing needed. |
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| Camera | Samsung | "Galaxy Camera 2 - EK-GC200":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Camera_2 | ? | "First Exynos4412 Samsung device to get u-boot support":https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-camera-gets-open-source-bootloader/ in 2012 |
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| Smartphone | Google and Samsung | "Galaxy Nexus - I9250":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNexusI9250 | | "downstream u-boot for the second stage":http://ksyslabs.org/ukernels/gnex_uboot/ | |
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| Smartphone | LG | "Optimus Black":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/OptimusBlack |/5. unsigned | "upstream u-boot":https://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=blob;f=configs/sniper_defconfig | no display(no driver), very few peripherals but enough to be usable | |
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|/3. Smartphone |/3. | GTA04 A3 |/3. "downstream u-boot and xloader":http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-uboot/  |/3. |/3. |
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N900 | The bootloader is signed | "Upstream u-boot":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/raw/master/configs/nokia_rx51_defconfig | * Xloader which is the first stage bootloader is signed and loads a nonfree second stage bootloader which is called NOLO. | * The upstream u-boot is to be installed in the kenrel partition and runs instead of Linux. A similar implementation could also be used on midas to disable caches and the MMU and have generic images |
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| "android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono":https://github.com/scintill/android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono + ofono + ofono backend (AT, QMI, etc) | * Using ofono would enable us to share more effort with upstream GNU/Linux and support many other protocol like AT for the GTA04 or qmi-ril for the Galaxy SIII 4G (I9305) or the Galaxy Note II 4G (N7105)
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* According to the "README":https://github.com/scintill/android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono/blob/master/README.md, it has already been tested with most of Replicant 6 code but on a smartphones not yet supported by Replicant. Calls, Audio, SMS, etc are knwon to work.
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* "BuildRilWrapper.java":https://github.com/scintill/android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono/blob/master/build/java/net/scintill/ril_ofono/BuildRilWrapper.java seems to use introspection to automatically generate the API between the Framework Java RIL and itself (which replaces rild) (See the "official documentation":https://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/ril for background information on the Android architecture)
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* Replicant and oFono based Java RIL "video presentation":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ContributorsMeetingJuly2019#Presentations |
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|/5. samsung-ipc | Ofono (rilmodem backend/driver) <-> rild <-> libsamsung-ril <-> libsamsung-ipc | * Might be usable for GNU/Linux distributions with "libhybris":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybris_%28software%29
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| Android <-> Ofono <-> libsamsung-ipc | * "An ofono fork with libsamsung-ipc support is available":https://github.com/fourkbomb/ofono
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Some GNU/Linux distributions like Plasma Mobile, LuneOS, Ubuntu Touch use libhybris through the "Halium project":https://halium.org/ to reuse proprietary Android libraries
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See "device-support-requirements.md":https://github.com/LineageOS/charter/blob/master/device-support-requirements.md for more information on LineageOS expectations.
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Replicant has "a script":https://git.replicant.us/replicant/vendor_replicant-scripts/tree/research that is able to parse the "LineageOS wiki data":https://github.com/LineageOS/lineage_wiki . That can be useful to find information on devices supported by LineageOS.
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It may be because they rely on nonfree software to support devices, which has not been ported to Android 9, or may be because they need more time to add devices with other SOCs like exynos.
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* Many other Android distributions probably don't the same goals with the freedom of the devices they support.
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Some decisions have been taken by upstream projects, for instance the the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is pushing device manufacturers to use "signed bootloaders":https://source.android.com/security/verifiedboot/device-state#root-of-trust and not give the users the ability to replace those bootloaders. Therefor it is best to revisit such decisions and decide whether or not to implement a given feature.
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h3. Various
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| adb and root at boot | Easier to debug:
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* We get the logs at boot
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* May be able to diagnose non-booting devices (partition not mountable, etc) | Way less secure:
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* Vulnerable to "Juice_Jacking":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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* Vulnerable to an attacker that just connect an usb cable to a running phone
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* Breaks the user's expectation of security (lock screen etc) |
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We can get both: we can enable users to get logs at boot while avoiding any security issues. 
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To do that we can keep disable adb and root disabled at boot, and enable users to add it back by editing the boot.img or recovery images. We have a tutorial for that in the [[AddingADBRootToAnImage]] page and we are working on script to automate it even more.
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| System as root | * The kernel size can be bigger
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* You have to hardcode the root partition in the cmdline or use PARTLABEL which might be a security issue: if a microSD has a partition named SYSTEM, the kernel may boot on it instead | having an initramfs adds some flexibility:
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| System as root + dm-verity + "dm-init":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-init.txt | * The kernel size can be bigger
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| read-only /system | * more secure and more easily understandable by users and developers | * need to ship in replicant user-scripts or add them to vendor/ | |
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*Background information*: Gatekeeper is a daemon that is used to store passwords and other secrets.
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| Backend used | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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| simple userspace implementation | * Fast to do
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| kernel keyring (man 7 keyrings) | * Secure
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* The Linux kernel is well known and updated regularly
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* Some users are already used to the userspace/kernel security model
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| Free software Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) | * Android does it | * Require access to TrustZone, which doesn't work for all SOCs
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* Unfamiliar to users and developers (it's supposed to tick in suspend, knowledge about TrustZone is less spread than Linux, etc)
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* Probably requires to port a TrustZone OS to every SOC or phone 
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* The Linux kernel is well known and updated regularly |
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| Proprietary software Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) | None: we really want to get rid of it if possible | 
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*Background information*: We can manage to avoid this use case for now.
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| Backend used | Advantages | Disadvantages | sustainability |
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| Android default + Upstream Linux | | * does not work by default, probably impossible to make it work as-is |
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| Android default + Upstream Linux + very dirty userspace scripts | * Minimal changes | * Not robust
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| Android default + hacked drivers to use fixed major/minor | * Minimal changes in Linux
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* No changes required on Android side | * Require to change userspace software (libsamsung-ipc) | * Not upstreamable in Linux |
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| devtmpfs + hacked Android init | * Minimal changes if upstreamed
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* Init is hard to debug | * Complex to do as debugging at this stage is complicated | * Need to be upstreamed in Android |
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| Stock Andrdroid init + mdev (busybox) | * Bad integration in the Android build system | * Changes are minimal | * Android build system integration need to be upstreamed or maintained |
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| system/core/init/firmware_handler.cpp | * Stock Android implementation | None | Already upstream in Android |
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The Android API for embedding a web engine is WebView.
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| "AOSP WebView API implemented with Chromium":https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView | * Built from Chromium compiled for WebView
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* Latest additions to the API seem more and more tied to Chromium (e.g. getWebViewRenderProcess, getWebChromeClient) | 
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| Old AOSP WebView API implemented with WebKit | * Not used anymore, since Android 4.4
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| "GeckoView":https://mozilla.github.io/geckoview/ | * Not the same API as WebView 
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| "Qt WebEngine":https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-index.html | * Not the same API (C++ instead of Java)
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* Probably the smallest subset of Chromium available |
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| "Wine Internet Explorer implementation":https://wiki.winehq.org/Gecko | * Uses Gecko under the hood
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* Might be interesting to look at how they did it |
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We have an issue with webview (bug #1780):
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| Gecko | * Clear licensing
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* Friendly upstream: The tor-browser project works with Mozilla to upstream privacy features in Firefox. So we could probably work with them as well too. |
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| Chromium | * Unclear licensing 
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* Google has goals for Chromium that are directly opposed to our goals (tracking, linked to google)
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| Webkit | ? |
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h1. Tools and build systems
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Replicant has an issue with licensing (bug #1973) where we don't know under which license is Replicant. This due to the fact that the Android build system doesn't use a package manager during the build, and so it doesn't have license definition for each repositories.
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A good way to fix that and also gain the ability to natively build GNU/Linux components like MESA or ofono would be to use a build system that use a package during at least during the build.
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* Some distributions mixes GNU/Linux and Android
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|_. Project |_. use case |_. Comments |
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| Android | * Build images
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| Archlinux |/2. 
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* Build and package Android tools(Fastboot, adb, etc)
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* Build and package the Android ndk and sdk relies on a "fragile script":https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/android-tools/trunk/generate_build.rb
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| Debian | relies on "custom Makefiles":https://salsa.debian.org/android-tools-team/android-tools/tree/master/debian/makefiles |
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| [[GuixBuildSystem|Guix]] | * Build android tools 
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| "The GNU/Linux distribution of quectel-modems":https://osmocom.org/projects/quectel-modems | Mix an Android kernel with GNU/Linux userspace | |
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| "AsteroidOS":https://github.com/AsteroidOS/asteroid/blob/master/prepare-build.sh#L68 | Mix an Android kernel with GNU/Linux userspace | |
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| "openembedded-android":https://github.com/anguslees/openembedded-android | Build the Android NDK? | strongly outdated version of openembedded |