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'{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox OS | name = Replicant | logo = [[File:Replicant logo alpha.svg|120px|Replicant Logo]] | developer = Denis ‘GNUtoo’ Carikli, Paul Kocialkowski<ref name="replicant1">{{cite web|url=http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/People |title=People - Replicant |publisher=Redmine.replicant.us |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref> | family = [[Dalvik (software)|Dalvik]]/[[Linux]] | source_model = [[Free and open source software]] | working_state = Current | license = [[Apache License 2.0]] and [[GNU GPLv2]] | latest_release_version = 4.2<ref name="replicant-4-2-kicks-out">{{cite web | url=http://www.replicant.us/2014/01/replicant-4-2-kicks-out/ | title=Replicant 4.2 Announcement | date=22 January 2014 | accessdate=23 January 2014 | publisher=replicant.us}}</ref> | package_manager = [[APK (file format)|APK]] | kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel]]) | website = {{URL|http://replicant.us/}} }} [[File:Replicant 4.0 on NexusS.jpeg|right|thumb|Replicant 4.0 on the [[Nexus S]]]] '''Replicant''' is a [[free (software)|free]] and [[open source]] [[operating system]] based on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile platform, which aims to replace all proprietary Android components with their [[free software]] counterparts. It is available for several [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redmine.replicant.us/ |title=Overview - Replicant |publisher=Redmine.replicant.us |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Kocialkowski |url=http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki |title=WikiStart – Replicant |publisher=Redmine.replicant.us |date=February 4, 2012 10:21 pm |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref><ref name="gnu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.en.html |title=Android and Users' Freedom - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation |publisher=Gnu.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://replicant.us/about/ |title=About |publisher=Replicant project |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref> The name ''Replicant'' is drawn from the fictional [[replicant]] [[Android (robot)|androids]] in the ''[[Blade Runner]]'' movie.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/26/fsf_replicant_fundraising_campaign/ | title=FSF passes collection plate for free Android clone Replicant | publisher=The register | date=26 July 2013 | accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> == History == The Replicant project started in mid-2010 with an effort to consolidate various initiatives attempting to produce a fully free-as-in-freedom [[Android (operating system)|Android]] derivative for the first ‘[[Google]] phone‘, the [[HTC Dream]]. It was founded by [[Bradley M. Kuhn]], Aaron Williamson, Graziano Sorbaioli and Denis ‘GNUtoo’ Carikli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linuxfr.org/news/replicant%C2%A0-distribution%C2%A0android-100%C2%A0libre |title=Replicant: distribution Android 100% libre |publisher=LinuxFr.org |date=September 20, 2010 |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref> The project quickly led to the writing of replacement code for the non-free parts that were required to make the HTC Dream functional. The first component to be replaced permitted audio to work without a proprietary library. Replicant originally provided its own FOSS application repository, which was later replaced by [[F-Droid]].<ref>[http://memeburn.com/2011/10/replicant-making-android-truly-free/ Replicant Making Android Truly Free]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://openattitude.com/2011/08/24/f-droid-the-android-app-store-for-freedom-beards/ |title=F-Droid, the Android app store for freedom beards. &#124; Open attitude |publisher=Open attitude. |date=August 24, 2011 |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref><ref name="framablog1">{{cite web|author=Par aKa |url=http://www.framablog.org/index.php/post/2011/10/10/replicant-android-google |title=Le projet Replicant ou Android totalement libre présenté par PaulK |publisher=Framablog |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref> The software that was in charge of handling the communication with the modem (that is called [[Radio Interface Layer]] – RIL) was then replaced by free code, thus making the telephony part usable. A library handling the GPS was then adapted from free code that was originally written for another phone and permitted the [[HTC Dream]] to have GPS working with Replicant.<ref name="framablog1"/> Early versions of Replicant were based on the [[Android Open Source Project]] code, while versions 2.2 (April 2011) and later use [[CyanogenMod]] as their base, in order to make supporting more devices easier.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.techdrivein.com/2013/07/replicant-fully-free-android-mobile-os-fsf.html | title = A Fully Free Android based Mobile OS? FSF is Aiming for the Skies with Replicant Project | date = July 2013 | accessdate = 2014-01-02 | author = Manuel Jose | publisher = techdrivein.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://features.techworld.com/operating-systems/3343370/replicant-developer-interview--building-a-truly-free-android/ | title = Replicant developer interview - Building a truly free Android | date = March 10, 2012 | accessdate = 2014-01-02 | author = Rohan Pearce | publisher = techworld.com }}</ref> As development continued, many members of the original Replicant team retired from the project, making Denis ‘GNUtoo’ Carikli the only remaining member from the original team still actively working on the project. In April 2011, Paul Kocialkowski decided to get involved with the project and gradually became the main Replicant developer, after successfully porting Replicant to the Nexus S and Galaxy S devices.<ref name="replicant1" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://features.techworld.com/operating-systems/3343370/replicant-developer-interview-building-truly-free-android/ |title= Replicant developer interview - Building a truly free Android - Interview - Techworld.com |publisher= Features.techworld.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref> On January 3, 2013, the project released version 4.0 of their fully libre [[Software development kit|SDK]], partly in response<ref>{{cite web|url=http://replicant.us/2013/01/replicant-4-0-sdk-release |title=Replicant 4.0 SDK release &#124; Replicant project |publisher=Replicant.us |date=January 3, 2013 |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://code.paulk.fr/article0008/what-s-up-with-the-android-sdk |title=What's up with the Android SDK? - Paul Kocialkowski's coding blog |publisher=Code.paulk.fr |date=January 5, 2013 |accessdate=2013-09-30}}</ref> to concerns over Google updating the license for add-ons and binaries under a proprietary agreement. === Releases === Replicant 2.2 was released on April 26, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.replicant.us/2011/04/replicant-2-2-sdk-available/ | title=Replicant 2.2 SDK Available | accessdate=25 January 2014}}</ref> Replicant 4.0 was released on November 16, 2012; it is based on the [[Ice Cream Sandwich (operating system)|Ice Cream Sandwich]] release of Android. Five updates of Replicant 4.0 were released; the most recent, 0005, was released on October 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://replicant.us/2013/10/replicant-4-0-0005-images-release/ |title=Replicant 4.0 0005 images release |publisher=Replicant project |date= |accessdate=2013-10-23}}</ref> The latest version, Replicant 4.2, was released on January 22, 2014; it is based on the CyanogenMod 10.1 release.<ref name="replicant-4-2-kicks-out" /> == Supported devices == Scope of the Replicant project has been gradually expanded to include support for new devices, starting with the [[Nexus One]], [[Nexus S]] and [[Galaxy S]]. Replicant developers are continually working to add support for new devices. As of January 2014, the following devices are supported, with [[Wi-Fi]] and [[Bluetooth]] requiring proprietary [[firmware]] in order to work.:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantStatus | title = Replicant Status | accessdate = 2014-01-04 | publisher = replicant.us }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://replicant.us/supported-phones/ | title = Supported devices | accessdate = 2014-01-02 | publisher = replicant.us }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Device ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Codename ! Replicant Version ! 2D Graphics ! 3D Graphics ! Sound ! Telephony ! Mobile Data ! NFC ! GPS ! Sensors ! Camera |- | [[Nexus S]] | crespo | 4.2 | {{yes}} (slow) | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | [[Samsung Galaxy SIII]] | i9300 | 4.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}&nbsp;(back) / proprietary&nbsp;(front) |- | [[Samsung Galaxy SII]] | galaxys2 | 4.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | [[Samsung Galaxy S]] | galaxysmtd | 4.2 |{{yes}} (slow) | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | [[Galaxy Nexus]] | maguro | 4.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | [[Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)]] | p5100 | 4.2 | {{yes}} (slow) | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | [[Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)]] | p3100 | 4.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | [[Samsung Galaxy Note]] | n7000 | 4.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | [[Samsung Galaxy Note 2]] | n7100 | 4.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}&nbsp;(back) / proprietary&nbsp;(front) |- | [[Nexus One]] | passion | 2.3 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{proprietary}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{n/a}} | {{yes}} (no&nbsp;AGPS) | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Goldelico GTA04 | gta04 | 2.3 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Work in progress}} | {{yes}} | {{n/a}} | {{no}} | {{n/a}} | {{no}} |- | [[HTC&nbsp;Dream]] / [[HTC&nbsp;Magic]] | dream_sapphire | 2.2 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{n/a}} | {{yes}} (no&nbsp;AGPS) | {{n/a}} | {{no}} |} === Likely additions === Additional target devices are evaluated, based on the suitability of their hardware plaftorms and required device drivers; as of January 2014, devices listed below are not yet supported, and porting Replicant to them is only in consideration.<ref name="replicant-evaluation">{{Cite web | url = http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/TargetsEvaluation | title = Targets Evaluation | accessdate = 2014-01-02 | publisher = replicant.us }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Device ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Codename ! Replicant Version |- | [[Nexus 10]] | manta | 4.2 |} === Unlikely or impossible additions === Based on either the unsuitability of their hardware plaftorms, or the lack of available open source drivers, porting Replicant to the devices listed below is either impossible or highly unlikely:<ref name="replicant-evaluation" /> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Device ! Possibility ! Reason |- | [[Galaxy Tab 8.9]] | Unlikely | Tegra slowness |- | [[Nexus 7]] | Possible but unlikely | Unspecified |- | [[Nexus 4]] | Very unlikely | Too many proprietary drivers |- | [[Motorola Defy]] | Impossible | Kernel is signed |} == See also == {{Portal|Free software}} * [[List of free and open source Android applications]] * [[Comparison of mobile operating systems]] * [[FOSS]] * [[Rooting (Android OS)]] == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{Official website|http://replicant.us/}} * [http://replicant.us/supported-phones/ List of supported devices] * [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/sep/19/android-free-software-stallman Richard Stallman's article on Android citing Replicant] {{Android}} {{Mobile operating systems}} {{Mobile phones}} {{Linux devices}} {{Linux}} [[Category:Android (operating system)]] [[Category:Cloud clients]] [[Category:Embedded Linux]] [[Category:Free mobile software]] [[Category:Mobile Linux]] [[Category:Mobile operating systems]] [[Category:Smartphones]] [[Category:Free software]]'