The new URI sanitation system on these groups seems to cause havoc when linking into a GIT repo. Anyway, see Tom Taylor's commit from 4 days ago: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Mms.git
On Jan 24, 3:50 pm, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's true, but so are GMail and Maps, which comes pre-installed on the > > phone, but are updated through the Market. > > Android does not mandate a Marked nor can a handset manufacturer > distribute GMail, Maps etc. without permission. > > > One reason I've heard for apps being part of the OS is that they use > > undocumented and unstable APIs. That could be the case for Dialer, Contacts, > > etc. > > Doubt so, this seems to be build deeply into Android with defined > intents and sandbox restrictions. > > > Basically, my question is why there would be a "bootstrapping problem", as > > Casper put it, if all phone functionality is provided via normal apps. > > Where do you define "normal apps"? Let's put it this way; if the EU > commission had it their way, Windows would ship without a browser > installed. However, without a browser, how would people be able to get > online and download a browser? Rely on raw GET commands using a telnet > client? > > PS: Previous link had state in it, this one is > better:http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Mms.git;a=com... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
