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Android’s most beloved launcher may be done for good (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] 94 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In a Reddit AMA, the then-Branch CEO Alex Austin also revealed that if Kevin ever left Branch, they would open-source Nova Launcher's code and release it to the community.

We still have hope if they keep their promise!

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Read a bit further:

    Two years later, Kevin Barry left Branch and is no longer involved in Nova’s development. In his announcement, Barry revealed that he had been the sole developer for the past year, spending recent months preparing to open source Nova Launcher and clean up its codebase. However, Branch ultimately asked him to stop both development and his open-sourcing efforts.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, I read it. But they still promised open source, nothing about Barry working on it or not.

    That's why I said "keeping their promise"

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The fact that the company forced him to stop getting ready to open source it strongly suggests they aren't interested in it being open sourced.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Are you being sarcastic?

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