in fact there is a lot of closed linux devices out there , for example routers,motorola phones, ebook reader... and those doesn't mean Linux is closed,
2009/5/19 Warren Baird <wjba...@alumni.uwaterloo.ca>: > Can you point out exactly which criticism of Android on the wikipedia page > you think makes Android not a 'free' option on the OM, and what part of the > ars technica article you are talking about? I've read through both and it > isn't obvious to me. > > I certainly agree that Android running on a locked phone with all the > restrictions associated with it is not 'free'. > > But I must say that I don't see why the Koolu implementation of Android > running on the FR wouldn't qualify as free. You've got the source under an > open source license, you can run what ever free software you like on it. > That smells like 'free' to me. > > I don't see how the fact that people can create 'non-free' android distros > on other phones impacts whether the verson on the FR is free... > > Warren > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Juergen Schinker > <ba1...@homie.homelinux.net> wrote: >> >> > >> > rms wrote: >> >>> Android is under the APL2, which has even less restriction than the >> >>> GPL, >> >> Only on a superficial level can that be true. It has less restrictions >> >> than the >> >> GPL because the later tries to make sure everyone has all the essencial >> >> freedoms. >> >> >> >> APL2 (and similar licenses) mean that somewhere along the line YOU may >> >> not >> >> have >> >> a Free Software phone on your hands, just another proprietary piece of >> >> crap. >> >> >> > >> > >> Please read the Criticism on wikipedia about android >> >> and than this >> >> >> http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/02/an-introduction-to-google-android-for-developers.ars >> >> and look at android not just as an working distro >> >> look at the concept of android and from what google lives >> >> and than really make up your mind and you will admit >> >> that android is not an option. >> >> J >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > -- > Warren Baird - Photographer and Digital Artist > http://www.synergisticimages.ca > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > -- David Reyes Samblas Martinez http://www.tuxbrain.com Open ultraportable & embedded solutions Openmoko, Openpandora, Arduino Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!! _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community