Glass OS

Glass OS (Google XE)
Developer	Google
Written in	C (core), C++, Java
OS family	Android
Working state	discontinued
Source model	Open source with closed source components
Initial release	XE4 / April 11, 2013
Final release	XE23 / June 20, 2017
Marketing target	Augmented Reality
Available in	Multi-lingual
Update method	FoTA
Platforms	32-bit ARM
Kernel type	Monolithic (modified Linux kernel)
License	Developer Preview: proprietary; Apache License 2.0; Linux kernel patches under GNU GPL v2
Official website	www.google.com/glass

Glass OS (Google XE) was a version of Google's Android operating system designed for Google Glass. "glass-omap" Tag is used in referring to the modified Android code which can be found inside Kernel Repository.^[5] Glass OS was discontinued on June 20, 2017.^[6]

^ "Android Code Analysis". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
^ "Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
^ "Developer Preview License Agreement | Android Developers". Developer.android.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
^ "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved 2012-09-09. The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is the Apache Software License, 2.0. ... Why Apache Software License? ... For userspace (that is, non-kernel) software, we do in fact prefer ASL2.0 (and similar licenses like BSD, MIT, etc.) over other licenses such as LGPL. Android is about freedom and choice. The purpose of Android is promote openness in the mobile world, but we don't believe it's possible to predict or dictate all the uses to which people will want to put our software. So, while we encourage everyone to make devices that are open and modifiable, we don't believe it is our place to force them to do so. Using LGPL libraries would often force them to do so.
^ "Refs - kernel/omap - Git at Google". android.googlesource.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "Glass OS was a product killed by Google in 2017". killedby.tech. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

[1] "Android Code Analysis". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

[philosophy-2] "Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-12-19.

[3] "Developer Preview License Agreement | Android Developers". Developer.android.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.

[Licenses-4] "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved 2012-09-09. The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is the Apache Software License, 2.0. ... Why Apache Software License? ... For userspace (that is, non-kernel) software, we do in fact prefer ASL2.0 (and similar licenses like BSD, MIT, etc.) over other licenses such as LGPL. Android is about freedom and choice. The purpose of Android is promote openness in the mobile world, but we don't believe it's possible to predict or dictate all the uses to which people will want to put our software. So, while we encourage everyone to make devices that are open and modifiable, we don't believe it is our place to force them to do so. Using LGPL libraries would often force them to do so.

[:0-5] "Refs - kernel/omap - Git at Google". android.googlesource.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[6] "Glass OS was a product killed by Google in 2017". killedby.tech. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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