Dread_Locks wrote: > If I want to make a phone from scratch (hardware included) where the > software part is Android from Google. Do I need to sign any license > agreement or pay some kind of licensing fee to Google first before I > can use Android?
Once it is released as open source, you shouldn't have to *sign* any sort of software license. It should all be Apache 2.0, plus GPL for the Linux kernel and various other licenses for the other open source bits. You'll have to abide by those licenses' terms, of course, but they're fee-free and fairly liberal. There may be licenses for Google/OHA trademarks, Google services (e.g., Street View), etc., but those damn well better be optional. Precise terms should be available when it is released, which is believed to be somewhere around the G1 release on October 22nd, though I'm not aware of any firm dates or announcements. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.3 Published! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
