Originally posted by starshipeleven
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This is a quote from Wikipedia link about "Nest Labs":
The operating system itself is based on Linux 2.6.37 and many other free software components.[23] To comply with the terms of the GPLv3 license under which some components are available, Nest Labs also provides a special firmware image which will unlock the system so that it will accept unsigned firmware images. While the thermostat software by Nest Labs itself remains proprietary, a third party has reimplemented the basic logic in an open source replacement called FreeAbode.
Also, as of licensing, more "permissive" licenses like MIT, 3-clause BSD, and Apache 2.0 give the right to companies to use such programs without reciprocating any changes back in the original code base, let alone tweaking it according their own hardware specs, thus means it would be their perpetual right to implement their own versions of firmware assuming they have acquired the proper license from the original company that sold them the devices in the first place, that is Alphabet or any other subsidiary.
In Nest's case, I can easily predict that they will get rid of Linux and replace it with Fuchsia so it can let them sync their peripherals with their ChromeOS and their Fuchsia mobile phones that would let them seamlessly switch from one device to another.
So, is this the end of Android? As we know it, I would say yes, but until that time would come, they have to saturate the market first, prove to people that Fuchsia is way better and safer than Android, and then kill it silently.
An assumption would be they know far too many vulnerabilities inside JVM and in Java's SDK as a whole, but they are not addressing it in public until Fuchsia becomes stable enough so they can attack it via the assistance of security researchers and prove their point in the first place.
Is it a hit under the belt? Definitely.
Is it ethical? What can you expect from a company that went from "Don't be evil" to "such those bastards' blood"?
Is it possible, let alone plausible? Well...you are smart people, figure that out yourselves lol.
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