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...

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