Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027
- ID
- 15734
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 19 Aug 2026, 7:46 PM
- Fetched
- 21 Aug 2026, 4:21 PM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117078064184215730
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 21 Aug 2026, 4:24 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
GrapheneOS posted that Google has stopped pushing Git tags for certain source code, instead requiring requests via Google Forms and delivering code through Google Drive. GrapheneOS claims this puts Google in clear violation of GPLv2, noting Google also began squashing commit history into a single commit before pushing release tags.
Why it matters
If you ship or depend on Android-based open-source projects, Google's shift away from standard Git tag releases toward Google Drive tarballs via forms makes tracking and verifying source changes harder. This is a niche compliance dispute, not something most builders need to act on now.
Discussion angle
Whether Google's Google Drive + Google Forms approach to source code distribution meaningfully violates GPLv2's spirit vs. letter, and what precedent this sets for other large vendors managing GPL obligations.