You may want to look at the OpenMoko FreeRunner handset: http://openmoko.com/ ~~Fish~~
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:11 PM, brs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Nov 7, 11:02 am, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It seems that too many people have believed the media hype, or were > > under the incorrect impression that T-Mobile's G1 would be completely > > open and free. *Android* (made by Google and the community) is open > > source and free for use, but the T-Mobile G1 is somewhat locked down, > > which is what T-Mobile wanted. > > > > Perhaps take this issue up with T-Mobile, it's not really an Android > > issue. > > As the freedom of the press is sometimes said to be the privilege of > those who own it, the openness of Android is primarily for the benefit > of those who can build their own hardware. It would be nice if > somebody came out with an Android based handset which lets users boot > whatever image they want to install. The T-Mobile/HTC G1 isn't exactly > that. In all fairness, the G1 provides a larger than usual sand-box > for application developers to play in, with far less restriction than > we are used to from US mobile operators - but wanting to install your > own OS may be pushing it a bit... > > Bernhard > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
