>On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Jason Proctor ><[email protected]> wrote: >> Android is not closed because Google see fit to close security holes >> in their distro. > >Not allowing some components to be swapped out is not in the true >spirit of open source. > >Claiming it to be a security hole is hypocrisy. The current lock app >disables the home button the same as the original poster's proposed >app would. > >Not everyone wants a gesture-based lock app. If the Android platform >were truly open, anyone would have the option to make a better lock >app.
these points were covered earlier in the thread. btw the difference between Android, as such, and Google's distribution of same, is *still* lost here. -- jason.vp.engineering.particle -- 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
