[u5wbxrc3]

I can not love this development project enough its the peak of Android custom ROM. I am curious though as to what they have changed so much that it is going to be more difficult.

[kyrra]

Sounds like there are lots of causes: the project losing a senior dev who got conscripted to fight in a war. Not getting access to an OEM rom early on. Google changing a lot of the code around lock screen and other features (which makes porting over their custom changes on top of it take more time).

[octo888]

Oh, they also had the issue that one of the leading devs got forcibly conscripted.

Quickly scanning GrapheneOS's posts I couldn't find any detail about the technical challenges. They'll probably post about it in the coming months

[cenamus]

I mean, conscription is per definition forced, isn't it?

[octo888]

Is such nitpicking necessary? It derails the conversation

[thyristan]

Yes and no. In some countries and depending on peace or war times, you are forced into service, but you can choose to do military service or be a conscientious objector and work as a hospital aide.

[skeaker]

Yes, but the connotation here was "conscripted which is a bad thing that made them unhappy."

[lightdot]

Even if it is mandatory in some form, there is plenty of nuance in the actual meaning before we come to calling "forced", isn't it?