Why doesn't Cyanogen just hand over
the CyanogenMod project to the community?
And seeing the dozens of devices, including the closed - source Qualcomm - powered HP TouchPad,
the CyanogenMod project has managed to get their open source version of Android running on, we wouldn't be surprised to see the same happen with webOS.
Not exact matches
LineageOS is a brand new
project that's based on the work done previously by the
CyanogenMod team, as that
project has been discontinued.
Much like the
CyanogenMod 7
project the TouchPad
project in its MIUI version is yet in the making.
Currently the two major ICS builds are
CyanogenMod and Kang that are both based on ICS AOSP (Android Open Source
Project).
The CM10 Jelly Bean
project is in its first phase of testing and «codeworkx», an XDA Elite Recognized Developer, managed to create a working build of the latest
CyanogenMod release for Galaxy S2 I9100.
Recently the
project designed by the PA team has been coded AOSPA 3 + and it is based on AOSP Android OS along with some borrowed features from
CyanogenMod and other custom ROMs.
It is a custom ROM created by the Android Open Kang
Project team, and it is one of the most popular releases for Android smartphones along with
CyanogenMod and ParanoidAndroid custom ROMs.
It takes some doing, but the homebrew
CyanogenMod 9
project to port Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to...
For those wanting to compile their own code, there's also AOSP (Android Open Source
Project) code available for the device via Sony's own repository — and the presence of this code means there's a pretty vibrant custom ROM community around the tablet, including a port of
CyanogenMod 10.1.
Cyanogen's new goal became marketing the Cyanogen Modular OS platform to manufacturers, trading on
CyanogenMod's great name recognition after killing the
project.
CyanogenMod is built from the AOSP (Android Open Source
Project) source code.
The open source
project and source code will remain available for anyone who wants to build
CyanogenMod personally.
But all isn't lost: many of the original developers have jumped into the new LineageOS
project — a direct follow - up to
CyanogenMod.
While the solution listed above utilizes
CyanogenMod's special look at Android OS, the next solution is based on AOSP, the Android Open Source
Project, and it is an elementary version of the new Android.
Mondegarian, who will be speaking at next week's AndroidTO conference on the benefits of contributing to Android, attributes much of
CyanogenMOD's renegade culture to the fact that it allows its employees to work on their own
projects, such as creating interesting apps that could eventually be rolled into the CM
project itself.
LineageOS is a brand new
project that's based on the work done previously by the
CyanogenMod team, as that
project has been discontinued.
The one that we are going to use here is based on the Android Open Source
Project (AOSP) and
CyanogenMod 9 (CM9).
CyanogenMod is no more, but its legacy will be carried over by a new community - driven custom ROM
project called LineageOS.
A GitHub page titled Lineage Android Distribution is being updated with
CyanogenMod content, suggesting that this is the new home of the
project.
While this meant the death of
CyanogenMod, luckily the community would once again come together to back another Android
project, LineageOS.
While the above uses
CyanogenMod's unique look at Android OS, the solution below is based on AOSP, the Android Open Source
Project, and is just about as «vanilla» as it's going to get.
It's important for a
project like
CyanogenMod to remember the emotions and history that went into getting it to where it is today.
Recently the
project designed by the PA team has been coded AOSPA 3 + and it is based on AOSP Android OS along with some borrowed features from
CyanogenMod and other custom ROMs.
Android ROM developer
CyanogenMod is working on Gello, an open - source browser based on Google's Chromium
project that includes loads of customization options.
The idea is to make
CyanogenMOD into a business, hopefully a profitable one, by taking code from the Android Open Source
Project, integrating essential security features like remote wiping, granular app permissions and more.