Very interesting points, I guess we'll find out soon enough how strict the judging will be regarding any unresolved licensing issues and assumptions made by developers. For GCab the intention would be to formalize a licensing agreement with Google to allow for provision (c) regarding dispatching. I don't expect they'd require us to have all this worked out ahead of time considering the platform is still in development and many developers like myself are individuals without corporate legal resources.
I think if the judges feel that a particular application has merit showcasing the Android platform and potentially commercially viable they would not only fund the further development (prize money) but also encourage collaboration with regards to these types of licensing issues. Ultimately, I think the point of the competition from Google’s perspective is to find the next “killer” applications that will showcase the Android platform and not about using legal technicalities to disqualify applications. Come to think of it, given the diverse backgrounds of the judges I’m not sure if they’d even be familiar with these sorts of issues unless they read the licensing agreements for all the API’s and technologies that Android encompasses. So I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for GCab. :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
