Thread: Google's Android Gphone mobile OS
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Wizard69 is offline Wizard69
2007-11-06 , 07:31
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
I'm not too happy with the Google initiative: They chose the Apache v2 license, which is inferior to the GPL/LGPL used by, say, OpenMoko.
Citing the relevant section from the Open handset Alliance-FAQ:
I'm not worried about the license so much as being able to get a platform with easy access. The downfall of iPhone isn't that development is closed so much as they actively make it difficult for those using alternative development environments. One shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get your code on the machine.
They're not even trying to hide their intentions: Take from the community, but dont give back. (Apple does the samer, but is more honest about it.) This is not a good thing. I'm not happy.
I'm not sure where this attitude comes from. Apple has given much back to the community. Sometimes the community isn't real good about accepting what comes back (webKit) so it is a two way street.

Frankly I think we will have to see what the companies deliver. All we need is one of the handset manufactures to deliver a platform with little in the way of restrictions on the hand set. If that happens in an acceptable form factor I see a lot of success.

Dave