Developer | Denis Carikli, Joonas Kylmälä, Fil Bergamo, Paul Kocialkowski[1] |
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OS family | Android (Linux) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | Mid-2010 |
Latest release | 6.0 0004[2] (June 3, 2022 ) [±] |
Repository | |
Package manager | APK |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | Bionic C library,[3][4] mksh shell,[5] native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[6] |
License | Apache License 2.0, GNU GPLv2, and various other licenses |
Official website | www |
Replicant is a free and open-source Android-based operating system that intends to replace all proprietary Android components with free-software counterparts.[7] It is available for several smartphones and tablets.[8] Replicant's modifications are mostly in the C programming language,[9] and its changes are mostly to the lower-level parts of the OS, such as the Linux kernel and drivers that use it.
The name Replicant is drawn from the fictional replicant androids in the Blade Runner movie.[7] Replicant is sponsored and supported by the Free Software Foundation[7][10] and partially by NLnet.[11][12]
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