Did you even read Dianne's earlier post? She covered ALL of this ...

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On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Greg Donald <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
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