From 24ba2134fae77c76af8ab5880e1b21b519ed5941 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 13:18:02 +0100 Subject: Add generated markdown files. Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli --- ...dk-because-there-is-already-something-better.md | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+) create mode 100644 markdown/2017_04_there-wont-be-a-replicant-6-0-sdk-because-there-is-already-something-better.md (limited to 'markdown/2017_04_there-wont-be-a-replicant-6-0-sdk-because-there-is-already-something-better.md') diff --git a/markdown/2017_04_there-wont-be-a-replicant-6-0-sdk-because-there-is-already-something-better.md b/markdown/2017_04_there-wont-be-a-replicant-6-0-sdk-because-there-is-already-something-better.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9bfa716 --- /dev/null +++ b/markdown/2017_04_there-wont-be-a-replicant-6-0-sdk-because-there-is-already-something-better.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +tags: Replicant SDK release, Wolfgang Wiedmeyer +date: 2017-04-28 21:02 +title: There won’t be a Replicant 6.0 SDK because there is already something better +--- +**And you can help making it accessible to more GNU/Linux users!** + +We have decided not to create a Replicant 6.0 SDK as part of the upcoming +Replicant 6.0 release. For three previous Replicant versions (2.2, 4.0 and +4.2), a SDK was provided. + +Replicant offered its own SDK because the Android SDK released by Google is +distributed under a non-free license and suggests installing non-free plug-ins +such as the Google APIs. For a long time, Replicant has provided the only +Android SDK that is available under a free license and that doesn’t offer to +install non-free software. + +**Android SDK in Debian** + +However, for some time, the Android SDK is available in Debian and it will be +possible to [build Android apps in Debian Stretch, the upcoming release][1]. +The Debian packages suffice to build an app that only has a minimal set of +dependencies. Not all libraries that might be needed for building an app are +already packaged, but it seems that nothing is missing that would otherwise be +available in a Replicant SDK. The packaged Android SDK in Stretch even has the +same target API as a Replicant 6.0 SDK would have. + +The packaged Android SDK in Debian has many advantages over a Replicant SDK. +Build tools should be installable from the package manager of the distribution +you are using and not be distributed in a binary archive outside of it. +Android SDK packages are provided in Debian alongside other Android build +tools like Gradle. The packages can be built reproducibly. We only have very +limited time and resources to work on the SDK. Debian has its own team, the +[Debian Android Tools team][2], that focuses on packaging more libraries and +target APIs, among other things. + +**Packaging for more distributions** + +For these reasons, rather than spending time and development efforts on a +Replicant 6.0 SDK, we encourage you to work with maintainers to get the Debian +Android packages included in more distributions. As Replicant itself is [ a +fully free software distribution][3], we would be especially happy to see the +packages included in [fully-free GNU/Linux distributions][4], like +[Parabola][5] or [Trisquel][6]. + +The Debian Android Tools team is available to answer questions and they are +interested in having cross-distro collaboration to solve remaining issues. +They can be reached via [their mailing list ][7]or in the IRC channel +[#debian-mobile][8]. [Their wiki page ][2]provides useful documentation. + +Of course, [we are available as well][9] to answer questions and to coordinate +these efforts. + + [1]: + + [2]: + + [3]: + + [4]: + + [5]: + + [6]: + + [7]: + + [8]: + + [9]: + + -- cgit v1.2.3