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The Android Source Code

Android is an open source software stack created for a wide array of devices with different form factors. The primary purposes of Android are to create an open software platform available for carriers, OEMs, and developers to make their innovative ideas a reality and to introduce a successful, real-world product that improves the mobile experience for users.

Android 是一个为各种不同形式因素的设备创建堆栈的开放源码的软件。android的主要目的是创建可用的开放到软件平台，使携带者[手机使用者]，设备制造厂商，软件开发者的创新实现，并且介绍一个成功的真实的产品，提高用户的移动体验。

We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict[限制，约束] or control the innovations of any other. The result is a full, production-quality consumer product with source code open for customization and porting.
我们还要确保没有中央到故障点，在一个行业的使用者可以约束或者控制任何其他的创新。结果是完整的，高质量生产的消费者产品与可自定义与移植的开放源码。

Android was originated by a group of companies known as the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google. Today, many companies – both original members of the OHA and others – have invested heavily in Android. These companies have allocated significant engineering resources to improve Android and bring Android devices to market.
android 被一群知名公司发起，像由谷歌引导到开放手机联盟。如今，许多公司都大力投资android，包括OHA 的原始成员和其他组织。这些公司分配大量到工程资源以提升android并向市场推出android设备。

The companies that have invested in Android have done so on its merits [优点] because we believe an open platform is necessary. Android is intentionally [故意的]and explicitly[明确的] an open source – as opposed to a free software – effort; a group of organizations with shared needs has pooled[合并的] resources to collaborate[合作，协作] on a single implementation of a shared product. The Android philosophy [哲学]is pragmatic[实用主义], first and foremost[首要的]. The objective[目标任务] is a shared product that each contributor can tailor[调整，制作] and customize[定制].
公司已经大力投资类android因为我们相信开放是必须的。android是故意地和明确地开放源码，而不是一个免费软件。一群组织需要协作并合并资源，为了同一个分享产品的实现。android到哲学是首要到是实用主义。其目标即分享给每位贡献者，使其可以定制android。

Uncontrolled customization can, of course, lead to incompatible[不兼容] implementations. To prevent this, the Android Open Source Project also maintains the Android Compatibility Program, which spells out [详细说明]what it means to be “Android compatible” and what is required of device builders to achieve that status. Anyone can (and will!) use the Android source code for any purpose, and we welcome all legitimate[正当到] uses. However, in order to take part in the shared ecosystem[生态系统] of applications we are building around Android, device builders must participate in the Android Compatibility Program.
不受控制到定制，当然，导致不兼容到实现。为了阻止其发生，AOSP也包含类android兼容程序，可以详细说明什么是可兼容的android，和设备构建者到达该状态需要什么。每个人都可以为了任何目的使用android源码，我们欢迎所有的正当的使用。然而，为了加入我们正在构建到android应用生态，设备构建者必须积极参与android兼容程序。

The Android Open Source Project is led by Google, who maintains and further develops Android. Although Android consists of multiple subprojects, this is strictly[严格的] a project management technique[技巧]. We view and manage Android as a single, holistic[整体的] software product, not a “distribution[分布]”, specification[详单，说明书], or collection of replaceable parts. Our intent is that device builders port Android to a device; they don’t implement a specification or curate a distribution.

AOSP由谷歌主导并维护android未来到开发。不过android包含多个子项目，这是严格的项目管理技巧。
我们查看和管理android作为一个单独的，整体的软件产品，不是一个分布的，或者详单式的，或者一个可更换部件的集合。我们的目的，是设备构建者移植android 至设备，他们不必实现一个说明书或者帮助分销。