Hi Tom,
On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:06 PM, tomgibara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Shane, > > I have two short comments. > > Firstly, I do think you explained the role for your application > clearly - I was interested and installed the sam-1.0-CE.apk. > Unfortunately it didn't work, and posted feedback via the slideme > website but received no response (attempting to install any > application hung the application, and the activities stack incorrectly > causing difficulties with the back-button and an OutOfMemoryError > after a time). Perhaps you need to check your feedback form is > working? Thanks for reporting, we need as much feedback as possible. I'll check with George and see if he received it. Also make sure that you have the external installer process, otherwise the client will attempt to connect to a non-existent socket and freeze up on an install. Details located here: http://code.google.com/p/slideme/wiki/InstallingOTA > > > Secondly, though YA's statement seems a little optimistic to me, > Hielko's parent statement is accurate. This makes your response, in > general, incorrect. Actually, I don't think my statements are inaccurate. All I've seen posted from verifiable sources, is that the members have agreed not to fragment the platform. The location based APIs are optional, so a carrier could easily restrict these optional APIs to signed applications. I also haven't been able to find anything (other than blogs) that says the carriers are okay with installing any application, with any permission on their devices. If I missed this, please point me to it. I'd love to be wrong on this. Shane > > > Tom. > > > > On Apr 19, 4:37 pm, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lol. Carriers own the network. They can do what they want with devices > they > > subsidize. Davlik is going to have all sorts of security built on top of > it. > > To access certain features, will require the carrier signing the app. > And in > > certain cases, the carriers would not be wrong in doing so for security > > reasons. > > > > Shane > > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 4:41 AM, YA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If you use an Android handset, there is no way for a carrier to lock > > > out any third apps except by tweaking the Android core or Dalvik to > > > make is carrier-compatible only. A generic Android handset, however, > > > will run over any network and will run any apps its owner pleases. > > > > > YA > > > > > On Apr 19, 2:38 pm, Hielko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Quote: If we (by we I mean all of us) don't have a large, organized > > > > community with > > > > content to deliver, what do you think the chances are a carrier is > > > > going to > > > > allow any non-approved application the "rights" to install other > > > > applications? If not zero, then its close to zero. > > > > > > Members of the OHA have signed an agreement that they will not limit > > > > the functionality of the android platform/the freedom of the users, > to > > > > install what they want. Members of the OHA include some large > > > > carriers, so I'm not afraid of the scenario that you are painting. > > > > Android is not like other platforms! > > > > > > On Apr 19, 11:41 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I'm just trying to clarify SlideME since the feedback we got was > > > completely > > > > > not the message we are intending to put out there. I'm not saying > > > anything > > > > > about number of submissions. I'm trying to clarify that we are not > a > > > catalog > > > > > or database. > > > > > > > Shane > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 2:35 AM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Shane, > > > > > > > > You just announced your site a week or two ago. It takes time > for > > > > > > people to discover your site. Put a clickable link to SlideME > into > > > > > > every post you write in this forum and you'll get the traffic > :-) > > > > > > > > Peli > > > > > > CLICK HERE -->>>www.openintents.org<<<-- CLICK HERE!!! ;-) ;-) > > > > > > > > On Apr 19, 10:03 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > For some reason, I don't think we at SlideME have done a good > job > > > > > > > communicating what we are about. After reviewing a lot of > feedback > > > we > > > > > > have > > > > > > > gotten, it seems that many developers think SlideME is about > > > searching > > > > > > or > > > > > > > browsing for applications. We are not a database. We are not a > > > baby > > > > > > > HelloAndroid. We are about stocking and delivery of > applications > > > to > > > > > > > emulators and soon-to-be devices. We deal with the whole work > flow > > > of > > > > > > > getting the application from the developer to the end user, > for > > > mobile. > > > > > > We > > > > > > > are building the server and Android client side components to > make > > > this > > > > > > > happen by the time devices launch at the end of this year. > > > > > > > > > Shane- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" 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-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
