I can't give you exact numbers, but Android is neither Google's largest program nor its smallest (and in a company with 20000+ employees that really doesn't mean anything!)
The Android Open-Source Project consistently receives several patches every day from contributors other than Google. Some come from other members of the Open Handset Alliance, some come from hobbyists. None of the public contributions are secret, the code review process is hosted at http://r.android.com What I'd like to see in a future Android release? I can't give details (because I wouldn't want it to sound like an official statement or commitment whereas it'd just be a personal opinion), but I'll say that my personal wish list aligns well with the general wishes of the user, developer, and open-source communities. Details about the Android Market transaction fees are in http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html and I believe that 3.2 is especially relevant but you want to be sure to read all of it in order to not miss anything. This is all I know on that subject. JBQ On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Schiffres <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey JBQ, > I completely understand what you're saying. I never really thought > the actual engineers or developers were dropping the ball, but rather > that Google's management of the project was very unorganized and > inefficient. I'm sure Android users and those in the community would > be stoked to hear what you would like to see in a future Android > release, and, what to your knowledge is being implemented into the > next release. Out of curiosity, how many engineers does Google have > working on Android (this is not counting outside sources who > contribute to the OS through patches submitted), and how often does > Google receive patches or source code builds from outside sources > submitted for review? It seems to me that Google, not Google > engineers, have seemed to disregard any import or strategy they put on > Android, possibly because they see it as an open source project and > thus not directly their responsibility. If true, Google clearly > doesn't understand Android's impact on their reputation (again, in no > way a criticism to you). Also, one final question, does Google make > any profit or money on Android or the Android Marketplace? I was > under the impression that they didn't, and thought the 30% transaction > fee was just so that they broke even. > > To JP and acrosser and Paper Coder (even if they were only comments on > my fictional suggestions), thank you for taking an interest in Android > and contributing your thoughts. Please try to spread this thread for > both those in the Android community and Google engineers to submit > their suggestions, wants, and hopes for Android in the future. This > can become a vast resource for Google, not only Google engineers as > JBQ mentioned, but all of those involved on Google's end (and outside > sources) in improving Android. > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
