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ktm5jyesterday at 8:23 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes it definitely can diverge while still staying open source. Happens in the Linux kernel for example whenever the ABI changes.


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littlestymaaryesterday at 9:50 PM

It can, and has in the past, diverged from the baseline Linux kernel, but not from “the last open Android kernel” as it must remain open source per GPL.