Sorry to break your analogy, but Linus & the kernel hackers are the Google equivalent in the situation you describe (i.e. the developers), RedHat, Novell (who own Suse), etc., are the equivalents of T-Mobile (i.e. the guys who sell products to consumers).
Al. Stone Mirror wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM, hawtseks <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I think if Google ran ads for Android it would be the first time in > history someone tried to advertise an open source project. > > > Er, nonsense. Red Hat, Suse and other all advertise. Maybe it would be > the first time anyone tried to advertise 12,000,000 lines of code, > tossed over the wall with an open source license wrapped around them... > > (This won't make it onto the actual android-discuss list: Dan Morrill > "moderated" me for having an opinion he didn't enjoy. Some "discussion".) > > -- > 鏡石 > > > -- ====== 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 Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
