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[Android] Android: How open is open?
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benny1967
2008-07-03 , 11:51
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Given the recent rants about Maemo not being 'open' enough... and seeing the buzz about Android now... I only want to remind you that Android comes with strings attached, too.
It's great to see how it runs on tablets (because it actually shows how versatile the tablets are), but for those who care about freedom, I recommend reading
this section
on wikipedia as a start.
It's not all black and white and of course Android is moving the industry in the right direction (as maemo does). I only want to point out that, in terms of freedom and openness, it's not the knight in shining armor some of you seem to think it is. Based largely on non-copyleft licenses and backed by a shady company like Google, it doesn't make me jump on the bandwagon too eagerly.
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