I'd prefer to see more Android 'phones in the hands of users than to see every Android phone have a developer mode.
The G1 is a consumer device and should be designed as such (including things like minimising/eliminating the possibility for users to brick the device by using a home-brew firmware). The DP1 is the dev 'phone which you can brick to your hearts content if you so wish. Yes it's annoying that the DP1 was only announced after many of us had bought G1s, yes it would be nice to have a G1 that we could use like a DP1, but that's not the main purpose the G1 is designed to serve. Al. mashpl...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Thanks for responding, sorry for posting in the wrong place but > this is the group that's impacted. I think the open community can > respond possibly using a open source license that does not allow > "TIVO" style hardware lock-down. In addition Google can provide > certification programs that require device manufacturers to > demonstrate open implementations of Android in order to use the > Android logo. Last Google could market their "unlocked" developer > phone for general use. > > ps. is your book available yet? I just looked at your website, good > luck with your business model. > > On Dec 21, 10:37 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > >> First, this sort of topic belongs on [android-discuss], since this list >> is for assistance on application development. >> >> mashpl...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Please do not allow the carriers to lock the phones down. >>> >> Android is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Hardware manufacturers >> and carriers can do what they wish within the confines of that license. >> >> If you want to complain about locked-down phones, complain to carriers >> and device makers. Hope that some innovative device makers make devices >> that are not locked down, and that the market rewards them for it. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com >> _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.9 Published! >> > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
