Thanks for the alternative options. Very enlightening. However, the right analogy for the red hat net work wold be. "Why can't I use Red Hat Network on my Red Hat installation just because I'm from the Philippines?"
I don't want the the iPad's Apps on my Android Phone. I want Android Apps on my Android Phone. But Open Source has indeed shown that it is better, because of the presence of alternatives. Sana nga lang walang discrimination. But that is not an open source issue. Thank you list members for pointing that out. From, Danny Ching On Mar 8, 2011, at 8:47 AM, "gideon_l...@thegidz.org" <gideon_l...@thegidz.org> wrote: > Now.... That would be like saying Linux is not truly open because you can't > use Red Hat Network on your Ubuntu installation. > > Most of the applications the Android Marketplace are not opensource anyway, > so I don't see why having access to closed source paid apps over there is > more open or there's more Freedom on those platform. > > Anyway, the Android Marketplace is not the only way you can install > applications. There are several "appstores" for Android, or you can sideload > Android APKs or NPKs yourself without using any of those "appstores". Now > that's freedom. > > -- > Sent from my Nokia phone > > -----Original Message----- > From: Danny Ching > Sent: 03-07-2011 08:59:22 > Subject: [plug] Android is not as free as we need it to be > > Just a question. > > If Android (which is based on Linux) is supposed to be more open and free, > why is it that Filipinos are not allowed to buy stuff on the marketplace on > Android? Apple App Store actually allows me to purchase solutions. I thought > open source was about freedom? > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
