Nostr Web Client

If Android is to be forcibly split from Google due to legal decisions then there is a risk of the new organisation being even more hostile towards this work. They may not even choose to keep it open source, in a worst case.

Even if a fork happens to continue where left off, there could be security shortcomings, the new team may not be committed to security at all. Where to rebase would need to be a heavily thought out decision.

Google provide financial incentive by paying security researchers to uncover vulnerabilities in Android:

https://bughunters.google.com/about/rules/android-friends/6171833274204160/android-and-google-devices-security-reward-program-rules

Id personally be unsure if such incentives could even be continued. If there's no reward, some people won't do it.

freemymind 🇨🇭 7mo ago

Yes I totally see this risk. On the other side, I am in favor of Google loosing power in the digital world. Since I feel, it can not be good, that they create quasi monopoles with Android, Chrome and their Search engine.

But defnitly big risks of shortcomings go with splitting these companies apart. On the other hand, these costs would not get lower, when the splitting would happen further in the future. Therefore, probably faster is better to create a new stability.

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