> 1) What would you say are your unique differences from LineageOS and GrapheneOS?
We do borrow a lot of code from other projects and try to send any fixes / improvements back to them.
We try to provide an OS designed to ensure maximum usability and flexibility, so that you have an array of choices available to ensure your privacy and security.
You can choose to disable it (which still has benefits), keep it enabled, or even login a Google Account. There's even a fourth option where you have it enabled but without the notifications / communication with Google servers, where it's still useful for some app compatibility, and things like location providers and exposure notifications.
> 2) What big goals/projects are planned for the future?
Our biggest goal has always been expanding the reach of the project. We want to support cheaper phones which are widely available in the world.
We also have a bunch of features in the works or planned for the future - Panic trigger improvements, built in ad/tracker block (without losing the ability to use a VPN), and more. Most of it is documented as https://gitlab.com/groups/CalyxOS/-/epics
> 3) Where do you see Android as a platform in 5 or 10 years? Any predictions or notable obstacles?
We will be at S now, which means we'll be at Z in 7 years. What happens then?
Kidding aside, I'm always excited by watching the changes Google is doing (some of it is done in the open, through AOSP at https://android-review.googlesource.com/ - you see lots of Rust here nowadays, I need to learn that)
Fuchsia is also going to be interesting, they must have something planned.
> 4) What do you think of mobile Linux distributions?
I have massive respect for them given the work they're doing. I always see at it this way - we're working on Android, and especially on the Pixels - all the hardware is there working for us, so we can focus our efforts on improvements in other areas.
Linux on mobile has to spend a lot of time catching up to just the basics (getting phone calls working for example).
There are pros and cons to both, it entirely depends on your use case to see what fits.
2) What big goals/projects are planned for the future?
3) Where do you see Android as a platform in 5 or 10 years? Any predictions or notable obstacles?
4) What do you think of mobile Linux distributions?