Google’s Android operating system may be open source software, but some of the most popular Android apps including YouTube, Google Maps, and the Chrome web browser are not. Neither is Google Play Services, which is a framework that many apps from Google and other developers tap into. Google’s Android operating system may be open source software, but some of the most popular Android apps including YouTube, Google Maps, and the Chrome web browser are not.

Neither is Google Play Services, which is a framework that many apps from Google and other developers tap into. The framework is called microG GmsCore, and it’s still under development. Read more : http://liliputing.com/2015/10/free-and-open-source-android-framework-attempts-to-replace-google-play-services.html

Would the Internet exist if Linux did not? A video out this week from the Linux Foundation, which has launched a new campaign to promote open source, says no. History says yes. Read more : http://www.zdnet.com/article/can-the-internet-exist-without-linux/