|
Size: 4377
Comment: removed campaign content
|
Size: 6017
Comment:
|
| Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
| Line 1: | Line 1: |
| ## page was renamed from Migrated/Android | |
| Line 4: | Line 5: |
| This is a wiki page that everybody can edit. Check the [[Android|history|&action=info]] for the last authorized version. If you are a [[http://fellowship.fsfe.org|Fellow of the FSFE]] you can login right now with your usual Fellowship username and password; non-fellows can [[UserGuide#Guest_accounts|create a guest account]]. | |
| Line 6: | Line 6: |
| = Free Your Android! = | = About Android and this page = |
| Line 8: | Line 8: |
| {{{#!html <div align="center"> <a href="http://FreeYourandroid.org"><img src="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Android?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=FreeYourAndroid.png"></a> </div> }}} |
Android is an operating system mainly developed by Google. In the time of writing it is by far the most sold operating system on mobile devices with an estimated global market share of around 75%. Unfortunately, the Android Operating System and its technical environment suffers from two main anti-features: * important parts of the default applications as well as the majoritiy of third-party applications are non-free. To put users in control of their technology, the FSFE created the '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/android/|Free Your Android campaign]]''' as early as in 2012. * because Android is devloped by Google but mostly used by third-parties to sell their hardware (Samsung, Huawei, Sony etc.), many devices suffer from software obsolescence. To help users extending their hardware usage time and regain control, the FSFE created the '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/|Upcyling Android campaign]]'''. This page is a wiki page and as a wiki page it serves the knowledge sharing and collection of both of the aforementioned camapaigns. This wiki pages also offers the following subpages: |
| Line 14: | Line 13: |
| Android is a [[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html|mostly free]] operating system mainly developed by Google. Unfortunately, the drivers for most devices and most applications from the "market" are non-free. This page collects information related [[http://FreeYourandroid.org|FSFE's Free Your Android Campaign]]. | == Upcycling Android Workshops == A '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/UpcyclingWorkshops/|list of Upcycling Android Workshops]]''' - future and past - and an '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/UpcyclingWorkshops/About|information page]]''' about how to prepare for these workshops |
| Line 16: | Line 16: |
| = The Operating Systems = | == Operating Systems == A '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/freesoftwareapps.html#replace-your-android-with-a-custom-rom|list of operating systems]]''' that can be used as a replacement for the default Android. Every OS is explained in short with a link to the original sources. |
| Line 18: | Line 19: |
| == CyanogenMod == | == Apps == A '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/freesoftwareapps.html|list of Free Software apps]]''' that you can use on your phone - no matter what Android or alternative system you are running, including a short description and a link to the original sources. |
| Line 20: | Line 22: |
| There is a DRM provider app that you can [[http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones|remove]]. | |
| Line 22: | Line 23: |
| === Non-Free Parts === | = About Upcycling Android = {{attachment:upcycling-android-banner.jpg}} |
| Line 24: | Line 26: |
| If you know about non-free software added to !CyanogenMod, please let us know about it! Currently we suspect that the [[http://clockworkmod.com/|ClockworkMod App]] that ships with !CyanogenMod is not free. |
Although there are already more smartphones than humans on this planet, we keep producing additional 1.5 billion new smartphones every year. About 75% of them are Android phones, most of which are replaced again and again after only short usage times. This, although the environmental costs involved in the production of a smartphone are exceptionally high in comparison to its usage time. '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/|"Upcycling Android"]]''' is an initiative to change our short-term and linear consumption of smartphones and start upcycling our devices |
| Line 27: | Line 28: |
| == Android Revolution / HD == | So called "software obsolescence" occurs when the manufacturer of a software ends the support for a current software so that no further support is provided and the subsequent version at the same time can no longer be executed on the previous hardware. In this case, the manufacturer runs consumers into the dilemma of either buying new hardware or to live with outdated software and potential security problems. Software obsolescence is a major concern throughout the Android world. |
| Line 29: | Line 30: |
| "The most popular ROM for HTC Desire HD & HTC Inspire 4G". '''Currently it is unclear whether this ROM is 100% Free Software''' (input welcome!). | Installing an alternative Free Software operating system can solve the dilemma through enabling all users and businesses to legally use, study, share and improve the software through its publication under a Free Software license. Apart from many other benefits, this leads into the situation that there cannot be a forced end of support or lifetime of any such software that is published under a Free Software license. This is in fact the most sustainable way of preserving digital resources as outlined in our study on software sustainability. |
| Line 31: | Line 32: |
| * [[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040|Release announcements, descriptions and FAQ]] * [[http://www.androidrevolution.nl/|Homepage]] * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWf6VNNgad8|Video Review]] |
If only one third of smartphone users would extend the usage lifetime of their smartphones for one more year, we could save hundreds of millions of smartphones from being produced. To help users to help themselves we organise '''[[https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Android/UpcyclingWorkshops/|Upcycling Android Workshops]]''' |
| Line 35: | Line 34: |
| = The Apps = | = About Free Your Android! = |
| Line 37: | Line 36: |
| == Apps That Still Need To Be Liberated == Please add apps here that have no free counterpart, but are important to have on a free system. People can contact the authors of those apps and ask them why they are not Free Software. |
While the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is Free Software, mostly under the Apache 2.0 license, it is mostly incomplete and cannot provide a decent user experience on devices without the addition of proprietary libraries (without them you will be unable to use your phone as a phone, the GUI will be slow, GPS and camera won't work, and so on). Android is nearly never shipped as-is on devices. |
| Line 40: | Line 38: |
| * '''Public Transport''' App ([[https://market.android.com/search?q=public+transportation&c=apps&sort=0|market search]]) * [[http://oeffi.schildbach.de/index.html|Öffi]] is a very popular app which builds upon a [[http://code.google.com/p/public-transport-enabler/|Free Software library]] by the same author. * '''Menstruation Calendar''' and Calculator ([[https://market.android.com/search?q=menstrual&c=apps&sort=0|market search]]) * [[http://www.efrac.com/calendar/|Menstruation Ovulation Period]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.efrac.Calendar2|market]]) * [[http://christian-albert-mueller.com/mydays/|My Days – Period Tracker]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.chris.mydays|market]]) * [[http://www.dr-hein.com//64/Health_Services/moblie_apps/|Menstruationskalender Lite]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drhein.healthservices.menstruationlite|market]]) * [[http://witiz.com/apps/menstrual-calendar/|Menstrual Calendar]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guillaumegranger.mc|market]]) * '''All-round-Backup''' (You can only [[http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Nandroid_Backup|backup your entire flash]] with !CyanogenMod's bootloader or use [[http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=backup|apps]] that backup only some data) * [[http://www.matrixrewriter.com/android/|Titanium Backup]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup|market]]) * [[http://www.rerware.com/Android-Backup/|MyBackup]] ([[https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup|market]]) * [please add your candidates here] |
Vendors usually use non-free libraries together with their modified version of Android, for which they usually don't release the source code because they are not required to do so under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license, nor are the sources provided for non-free applications such as those found in the Android market. Consequently, the only source code they are required to release is that of the Linux kernel they are using, and sometimes the device is even "tivoized". As a result, most devices sold are running non-free software and must be liberated to give the user the freedom he/she requires. |
| Line 52: | Line 40: |
| === Responses to Objections We've Heard from App Developers === | Besides all this, due to the hardware architecture of some devices using Qualcomm system-on-a-chip technology, the liberation of a device may have a very limited effect since the hardware can still spy on you: the modem (a device which communicates with the GSM infrastructure) always runs non-free software and may exert another level of control and/or surveillance over the phone. |
| Line 54: | Line 42: |
| We already collected objections and responses on [[http://FreeYourandroid.org|FSFE's Free Your Android Campaign]]. If you know more, please add them here. | To put users back in control, the FSFE started the '''[[https://fsfe.org/activities/android/|Free Your Android campaign]]''' as early as in 2012. |
| Line 56: | Line 44: |
| * [please add here] | |
| Line 58: | Line 45: |
| ---- Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/|Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License]]. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. |
[[Category/Activities]] |
About Android and this page
Android is an operating system mainly developed by Google. In the time of writing it is by far the most sold operating system on mobile devices with an estimated global market share of around 75%. Unfortunately, the Android Operating System and its technical environment suffers from two main anti-features:
important parts of the default applications as well as the majoritiy of third-party applications are non-free. To put users in control of their technology, the FSFE created the Free Your Android campaign as early as in 2012.
because Android is devloped by Google but mostly used by third-parties to sell their hardware (Samsung, Huawei, Sony etc.), many devices suffer from software obsolescence. To help users extending their hardware usage time and regain control, the FSFE created the Upcyling Android campaign.
This page is a wiki page and as a wiki page it serves the knowledge sharing and collection of both of the aforementioned camapaigns. This wiki pages also offers the following subpages:
Upcycling Android Workshops
A list of Upcycling Android Workshops - future and past - and an information page about how to prepare for these workshops
Operating Systems
A list of operating systems that can be used as a replacement for the default Android. Every OS is explained in short with a link to the original sources.
Apps
A list of Free Software apps that you can use on your phone - no matter what Android or alternative system you are running, including a short description and a link to the original sources.
About Upcycling Android
Although there are already more smartphones than humans on this planet, we keep producing additional 1.5 billion new smartphones every year. About 75% of them are Android phones, most of which are replaced again and again after only short usage times. This, although the environmental costs involved in the production of a smartphone are exceptionally high in comparison to its usage time. "Upcycling Android" is an initiative to change our short-term and linear consumption of smartphones and start upcycling our devices
So called "software obsolescence" occurs when the manufacturer of a software ends the support for a current software so that no further support is provided and the subsequent version at the same time can no longer be executed on the previous hardware. In this case, the manufacturer runs consumers into the dilemma of either buying new hardware or to live with outdated software and potential security problems. Software obsolescence is a major concern throughout the Android world.
Installing an alternative Free Software operating system can solve the dilemma through enabling all users and businesses to legally use, study, share and improve the software through its publication under a Free Software license. Apart from many other benefits, this leads into the situation that there cannot be a forced end of support or lifetime of any such software that is published under a Free Software license. This is in fact the most sustainable way of preserving digital resources as outlined in our study on software sustainability.
If only one third of smartphone users would extend the usage lifetime of their smartphones for one more year, we could save hundreds of millions of smartphones from being produced. To help users to help themselves we organise Upcycling Android Workshops
About Free Your Android!
While the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is Free Software, mostly under the Apache 2.0 license, it is mostly incomplete and cannot provide a decent user experience on devices without the addition of proprietary libraries (without them you will be unable to use your phone as a phone, the GUI will be slow, GPS and camera won't work, and so on). Android is nearly never shipped as-is on devices.
Vendors usually use non-free libraries together with their modified version of Android, for which they usually don't release the source code because they are not required to do so under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license, nor are the sources provided for non-free applications such as those found in the Android market. Consequently, the only source code they are required to release is that of the Linux kernel they are using, and sometimes the device is even "tivoized". As a result, most devices sold are running non-free software and must be liberated to give the user the freedom he/she requires.
Besides all this, due to the hardware architecture of some devices using Qualcomm system-on-a-chip technology, the liberation of a device may have a very limited effect since the hardware can still spy on you: the modem (a device which communicates with the GSM infrastructure) always runs non-free software and may exert another level of control and/or surveillance over the phone.
To put users back in control, the FSFE started the Free Your Android campaign as early as in 2012.