ah Sundog Sdk release might be late April.. On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Sundog <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I agree... not much interested in the details and excuses; you want me > to write for Cupcake, gimme an SDK. Until then, I'm spending my > resources SOMEWHERE where there's not this constant Amateur Hour feel > to everything. > > > > On Mar 24, 12:37 pm, "Al Sutton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > The a/b choice isn't HTCs, it's Googles. > > > > I'm not after an SDK for a specific piece of hardware such as the Magic > or > > Dream. What I'm after is an SDK for what's labelled in the Google > controlled > > repository as CupCake. > > > > If Google think code is good enough to pass on to an OEM then it should > > include an SDK which is good enough for developers to test their code > > against and highlight potential compatibility issues, and at the moment > that > > doesn't seem to be the case which is why we could be looking at users > > holding an HTC-Magic running cupcake before developers can even compile > > their code in a cupcake SDK. > > > > Al. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Murphy > > Sent: 24 March 2009 17:35 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [android-discuss] Freedom cuts both ways (Re: > [android-developers] > > Re: Cupcake coming in April? Where is the SDK?) > > > > Moving this branch of the thread to [android-discuss]... > > > > Al Sutton wrote: > > > This is a no-brainer and in order to not appear like a piece of > > > half-thought out technology the answer has to be a. > > > > And since the choice between a) and b) is HTC's, why are you ranting > here? > > > > If HTC (or any manufacturer) wishes to release an updated device out to > > market before the ecosystem has had an opportunity to adjust their apps > to > > match the firmware, that is HTC's decision to make. This is particularly > > true since even with an SDK, there is no clear timetable in which apps > will > > have been updated to make use of it. > > > > The reason this isn't a problem for Apple and RIM (and Palm, who you > didn't > > mention) is because they make their own devices. The reason this isn't a > > problem for Microsoft is the fact that AFAIK they haven't done OTA > updates, > > so the problem is more manageable. And this could easily become a problem > > for Symbian when they go open source. > > > > If you want people to have the freedom to use the Android bits as they > see > > fit, you have to give people the freedom to screw up. If HTC or other > > manufacturers put a too-tight deadline between firmware release and its > > distribution (on devices or OTA), to the detriment of app developers, > that's > > their mistake to make. > > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, $35/Year- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
