Re: GPL?
Correct me if I'm wrong
OK - you're wrong. Sorry...
since Android is Linux-based, wouldn't Android have to stay open source to not be in violation of the GNU Public License (GPL)?
Android is based on the Linux kernel, so - unless they change the kernel - that bit must remain GPLv2.
But the rest of the Android system - i.e. all the userspace stuff - is what's known as a "mere aggregation", and is not covered by the kernel licence; each application can have its own licence. AIUI, substantially all the userspace is Apache-licenced, so Google are under no obligation to supply any source to that at all.
Vic.