136 lines
8.2 KiB
HTML
136 lines
8.2 KiB
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
|
|
<html lang="en" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#">
|
|
<head>
|
|
<meta charset="utf-8"/>
|
|
<title>CopperheadOS | History | GrapheneOS</title>
|
|
<meta name="description" content="GrapheneOS was previously known as CopperheadOS. It's the continuation of the original open source project."/>
|
|
<meta name="theme-color" content="#212121"/>
|
|
<meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ffffff"/>
|
|
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
|
|
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@GrapheneOS"/>
|
|
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@GrapheneOS"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:title" content="CopperheadOS is now GrapheneOS"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:description" content="GrapheneOS was previously known as CopperheadOS. It's the continuation of the original open source project."/>
|
|
<meta property="og:type" content="website"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:image" content="https://grapheneos.org/opengraph.png"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:image:width" content="512"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:image:height" content="512"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:image:alt" content="GrapheneOS logo"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:site_name" content="GrapheneOS"/>
|
|
<meta property="og:url" content="https://grapheneos.org/history/copperheados"/>
|
|
<link rel="canonical" href="https://grapheneos.org/history/copperheados"/>
|
|
<link rel="icon" sizes="16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48 64x64" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" href="/favicon.ico"/>
|
|
<link rel="icon" sizes="any" type="image/svg+xml" href="/mask-icon.svg"/>
|
|
<link rel="mask-icon" href="/mask-icon.svg" color="#1a1a1a"/>
|
|
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png"/>
|
|
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/grapheneos.css"/>
|
|
<link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest"/>
|
|
<link rel="license" href="/LICENSE.txt"/>
|
|
</head>
|
|
<body>
|
|
<header>
|
|
<nav id="site-menu">
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><a href="/">GrapheneOS</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/features">Features</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/install/">Install</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/build">Build</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/usage">Usage</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/faq">FAQ</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/releases">Releases</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/source">Source</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/history/">History</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/articles/">Articles</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="/contact">Contact</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</nav>
|
|
</header>
|
|
<main id="copperheados">
|
|
<h1><a href="#copperheados">CopperheadOS is now GrapheneOS</a></h1>
|
|
|
|
<p>CopperheadOS was renamed to GrapheneOS in 2019. It was temporarily known as the
|
|
Android Hardening project in 2018 before a permanent name had been chosen. For more
|
|
details on why the project was renamed, see <a href="/history/">our history page</a>.
|
|
For the historical release notes of the original CopperheadOS, see
|
|
<a href="/history/legacy-changelog">our legacy changelog page</a>. The
|
|
<a href="https://reddit.com/r/CopperheadOS">/r/CopperheadOS subreddit</a> was
|
|
historically the central hub of the community along with a bridged IRC/Matrix channel
|
|
that's no longer available.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>GrapheneOS is the continuation of the original open source project by the original
|
|
development team. Our <a href="/source">source code repositories</a> have been used
|
|
since CopperheadOS transitioned to being directly based on the Android Open Source
|
|
Project in 2015. The prior repositories predate the CopperheadOS branding and were
|
|
also owned by us. It can be confirmed that our repositories are the original ones from
|
|
the GitHub network graphs showing the forks over the years.</p>
|
|
|
|
<section id="ownership">
|
|
<h2><a href="#ownership">Ownership</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>We own the historical CopperheadOS source code, documentation and accounts tied
|
|
to the open source project. Our legacy Twitter account still needs to be returned
|
|
to us so that it can be renamed and made into an archive.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Copperhead has no valid claim over the ownership of the source code. It was not
|
|
developed for them. They were involved as a sponsor for the work and had
|
|
permission to sell products based on it, similar to companies selling devices with
|
|
GrapheneOS. We've learned a lot of lessons from what happened and are being very
|
|
careful to avoid being strongly associated with any particular company in the
|
|
future.</p>
|
|
</section>
|
|
|
|
<section id="new-product">
|
|
<h2><a href="#new-product">New closed source product reusing the legacy branding</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>The new product branded as CopperheadOS is closed source and not associated with
|
|
the original project. They took our project's previous name and copied our legacy
|
|
source code and documentation. Attribution to us has been stripped away and they
|
|
pretend to be the ones who created it.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>They've essentially stolen the identity of our open source project and have
|
|
invested substantial resources into misrepresenting GrapheneOS as being a new
|
|
project. They've built a business based on taking credit for research and
|
|
development not done by them. Substantial damage has been done to GrapheneOS
|
|
through an organized campaign of misinformation and harassment.</p>
|
|
</section>
|
|
|
|
<section id="new-copperheados-vs-grapheneos">
|
|
<h2><a href="#new-copperheados-vs-grapheneos">New CopperheadOS vs. GrapheneOS</a></h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>The new CopperheadOS is a shadow of the historical GrapheneOS code. They've
|
|
continued copying portions of our newer generation code but haven't developed any
|
|
significant privacy or security improvements on their own. It's a poor imitation
|
|
of the original. It has a fraction of the privacy and security improvements and
|
|
lacks a team with an understanding of how they work. It often doesn't receive
|
|
timely security updates. It has made serious mistakes compromising user privacy
|
|
and security.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>CopperheadOS is a paid product and has license enforcement compromising user
|
|
privacy and security through tracking devices to implement DRM. They use the
|
|
outrageous business model of charging users for security updates rather than
|
|
simply selling them the software or devices with it.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>GrapheneOS devices can be purchased from a bunch of different companies,
|
|
organizations and individuals. Many of these offer customer support. Unlike
|
|
CopperheadOS, it's still open source software and you aren't being charged to
|
|
simply get the OS updates. Anyone can sell devices with GrapheneOS without
|
|
permission from the project due the open source licensing. Many of these sellers
|
|
voluntarily contribute back to the project.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>GrapheneOS is far more actively developed than the new CopperheadOS and has
|
|
substantially more resources available, including significantly more funding.</p>
|
|
</section>
|
|
</main>
|
|
<footer>
|
|
<a href="/"><img src="/mask-icon.svg" width="512" height="512" alt=""/>GrapheneOS</a>
|
|
<ul id="social">
|
|
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS">Twitter</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="https://github.com/GrapheneOS">GitHub</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="https://reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS">Reddit</a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/grapheneos/">LinkedIn</a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</footer>
|
|
</body>
|
|
</html>
|