Hello, fellow Android devs! I'm sure many of you, like myself, have been fed up with Google because of their lackluster support for the Android market. In response, I am forming a Union of Android Developers. The demands are laid out here: http://www.andevuni.org/ This is the statement of intent:
We, the members and supporters of the Android Developers Union, are fed up with the conditions of the Android Market. We are tired of being treated like sharecroppers on Google's digital plantation! We have compiled a list of seven demands which Google can implement to improve the Market. Implementing these demands will absolutely improve the working conditions for Android developers, thereby improving the Android ecosystem and giving a better experience to our customers. If our demands are not met, we will move our applications to alternative marketplaces or the web, cease Android development in favor of other more open platforms, we will dissuade other developers from developing Android projects, and we will work tirelessly to counter any of Google's hypocritical claims about Openness in the media. These are our demands! They are simple and they are attainable, so we hope that Google will do the right thing! * Renegotiation of the 32% Google-tax on applications sales * Remedy to the Order of Entry Effect * Public Bug Tracking * Increased Payment Options * Codified Rules and a Removal Appeal Process * Communication and Engineering Liaison * Algorithmic Transparency Please! Join the mailing list, sign the petition, and make a stink! We are doing this because we _love Android_ and we want it to thrive, which it can't do until we developers and our customers are treated fairly and given a reasonable place to sell our wares! Thanks very much for your attention!. Rich -- 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 android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
