Good point. Then we all should go "closed" source. take care, Muthu Ramadoss.
http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz http://androidrocks.googlecode.com - Android Consulting. Sent from Chennai, TN, India Bette Davis <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/bette_davis.html> - "Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did." On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Peli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My guess is open source apps hosted in googlecode etc., should be fine if > > you don't publish "apk" for download. > > Mean competitors could then simply compile the apk and distribute it > on the market... > (since it is open source...).. making that particular OSS ineligible > to participation. > > Peli > www.openintents.org > > On May 28, 9:46 am, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]> wrote: > > My guess is open source apps hosted in googlecode etc., should be fine if > > you don't publish "apk" for download. Hope the final rules sheds enough > > light on this open source projects being excluded from ADC2 is correct or > > not. > > > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitzhttp://androidrocks.googlecode.com-Android > > Consulting. > > > > Helen Rowland< > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/helen_rowland.html> > > - "One man's folly is another man's wife." > > > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > As I read the current rules (and remember it does say that full rules > will > > > be posted later), there is nothing that stops developers doing closed > > > limited betas where a small number of users are recruited into the > "team" > > > and test the app which is distributed via email. > > > > > This could easily be facilitated via discussions on the > > > android-app-distribution group, or if people wanted, I could have > > > AndAppStore expanded to include a "Looking for testers" section > alongside > > > the existing pre-release apps section. > > > > > Al. > > > > > --- > > > > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > > ====== > > > 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. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of JP > > > Sent: 28 May 2009 01:06 > > > To: Android Discuss > > > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: ADC 2 > > > > > Plus a whole load of fraud is going to go down as devels will use a > > > friend as strawperson to rerelease. Perhaps even complain how their > > > idea was stolen. > > > > > On May 27, 4:55 pm, JP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > As an old timer here I am pretty frustrated right now. There are > > > > plenty of released apps that deserve the exposure of a contest like > > > > this. I suppose we'll see what happens. Glad at least I've included a > > > > kill switch in my product in case I want to pull the plug. > > > > > > On May 27, 4:18 pm, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > People will be able to download the apps during the contest at > around > > > august. That is around 10 weeks from now. I don't think that is a big > deal. > > > They will get a 1000 new apps to play with. Not bad. > > > > > > > On May 27, 2009, at 6:59 PM, JP <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > This is a total fiasco. To add insult to injury - Existing Market > > > > > releases will drown in dumpware as releases of any halfway decent > app > > > > > will not occur between now and the end of ADC 2. > > > > > > > On May 27, 2:39 pm, Mariano Kamp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Only unpublished apps? That is really sad. > > > > > > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Also interesting is that you can only submit unpublished apss and > you > > > can > > > > > not publish them before judging. > > > > > > > I can see a number of people focusing on ADC development and the > stream > > > of > > > > > apps entering the market suddenly dropping :(. > > > > > > > Al. > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > > > > ====== > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > > > > > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Muthu Ramadoss > > > > > *Sent:* 27 May 2009 20:32 > > > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > > > *Subject:* [android-discuss] Re: ADC 2 > > > > > > > Interesting categories: > > > > > Categories > > > > > > > - Education/Reference > > > > > - Games: Casual/Puzzle > > > > > - Games: Arcade/Action > > > > > - Social Networking > > > > > - Lifestyle > > > > > - Productivity/Tools > > > > > - Media > > > > > - Entertainment > > > > > - Travel > > > > > - Misc > > > > > > > take care, > > > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitzhttp://androidrocks.googlecode.com-An. > .. > > > . > > > > > > > Sent from Tamil Nadu, India > > > > > Helen Rowland< > > >http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/helen_rowland.html> - "One > > > man's folly is another man's wife." > > > > > > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > For those that missed it, details at; > > > > > > >http://code.google.com/android/adc > > > > > > > Al. > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > > > > > > ====== > > > > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > > > > company number 6741909. 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