On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:45 PM, alexdonnini <[email protected]> wrote: > Dianne, > > You are a smart person, and should recognize that what you state as > being a fact, and inherently right is, in fact, simply your (Google's) > opinion and position and, unlike most of us, you are in the position > to enforce that opinion and position. > > While it is true that since Google invested significant resources into > Android (for its own interest and good), it is acting "normally" in > exercising control over the platform, I find it somewhat irritating > that Google tries to portray itself as a promoter of Open Source. It > is not. Google uses Open Source to further its corporate goals. Plain > and simple. Nothing wrong with that. When Google's interests and thos > of the Open Source community at large coincide, everybody is happy. > When they don't Google enforces its position and acts based on its > corporate interests. > > Claiming, as some do, that Android is open and anyone can go and > implement his/her own distribution is somewhat disingenuous. I will > let you figure out why it is. > > Alex Donnini
Preach it brother Alex. -- Greg Donald http://destiney.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
