The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is an initiative created to guide development of the Android mobile platform. The
Android platform consists of the operating system (OS), middleware and integral mobile
applications.
The AOSP is overseen by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), a
Google-led coalition of over 30 wireless carriers, semiconductor
companies, handset manufacturers and software companies. The purpose of the OHA is to further the
development of open
source standards for mobile devices.
The OHA member list includes Qualcomm, Broadcom, HTC, Intel, Samsung, Motorola, Sprint, Texas
Instruments and Japanese wireless carriers KDDI and NTT DoCoMo. Companies that are conspicuously
absent from the OHA member list include Nokia, Symbian, Apple, RIM, Microsoft, Verizon and
Cingular.
See an introduction to the Android Open Source Project:
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