Al Sutton wrote: > I think you missed my point; To me openness is not just about > contributing code to the platform, it's also about giving all > applications a level playing field to build apps on (i.e. not > restricting API access to a certain set of approved applications).
I'm not disagreeing that this is an issue. All I ask is that you pick a different adjective pair than open/closed, which are charged terms in open source, just like the "lawsuits" that you tossed around in an earlier post on this thread. Language means a lot, particularly on open source projects. Of course, my mental thesaurus is failing me on what another suitable pair of adjectives would be, which certainly weakens my position... ;-) > hackbods statements indicated that there will always be functionality > which is only available to a select few approved apps. Anything, including this limitation, is fixable given an appropriate patch. Hence, the process for fixing this limitation is straightforward: 1. Write a patch. 2. Propose the patch. 3. If/when it gets shot down, organize the vox populi of the Android developer community to try to change the opinion (e.g., lobby for more non-Googlers in the governance system, petition for the patch to be accepted) 4. If/when #3 does not resolve the issue, fork the project and convince carriers and handset manufacturers to use your fork rather than Android itself That process is certainly not easy. However, it is the process that is used, day in and day out, on all sorts of open source projects. It is the process that, by their actions to date, Android appears to follow itself and is expecting for us to follow. And, while difficult, it is the simplest approach, short of armed conflict, to get what you want. You don't have to follow the process. You can merely vent if you want -- that's what [android-discuss] is for (and I do really appreciate your moving this thread here). I'm just hoping we can be careful on the lingo. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, 2009 http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
