At SlideME, we started as open-source but couldn't build a community around it: http://code.google.com/p/slideme/ . We also tried to start something like you mentioned (OMA) over 12 months ago, but again no interest.
Several times recently (including on this list 2 weeks ago), I said we would be willing to open-source sam, our client, if we could find developers who would like to work on the project. Again nothing. I reached out to archos (3 times) and asked if we could set something up to allow devs to push them content. I was concerned with fragmentation and the burden on developers. Again nothing. I'm a bit at a loss here but any offer seems to be met with silence. If there is anything the community does want and thinks would be beneficial, I can see what we can do to support it at SlideME. On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 4:27 PM, gjs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I think all you 'indie' app markets could leverage your position by > forming an 'open market alliance' OMA by banding together to offer a > comprehensive alternative, that is available users in all regions . > > Having done this you can then provide a single (open source) app AND > website through which users can find applications. > > This could be inclusive of individual developer websites by publishing > an RSS format to provide their app details to the OMA. > > I'd like to see a site / app that aggregates the content from > andappstore, slideme, cyrket, individual developer websites and all > the others. > > Regards > > > > > On Sep 22, 11:59 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > And I'm sure users would appreciate having to navigate all of the > > different developers websites with their different layouts just to > > find the download link. > > > > Al. > > -- > > > > * Looking door Android Apps? - Tryhttp://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. > > > > On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:35, lbcoder wrote: > > > > > > > > > The simple solution to this problem is for developers to be > > > responsible and fully self-serving and offer their software NOT ONLY > > > through the market, but ALSO on THEIR OWN WEBSITE (i.e. the > > > developer's website, not necessarily archos or whatever hardware > > > maker). There is nothing stopping any android phone from installing an > > > application from any website that they happen to visit. That's what we > > > do... Though our software is free (to support our web services), it > > > could easily be done for pay-for software as well -- download link to > > > crippleware, paypal responds in email with product activation key. > > > Done. Then you can have these organizations like archos linking in > > > their web site to various 3rd party websites offering software and no > > > need for a "market" at all. Sure, you'd have some software being left > > > out, but on archos forum you would have threads like "does somebody > > > know a software to do xxxxx?" and have a reply like "sure, check out > > >http://www.software-xxxxx.com";. No piracy in that, supports the > > > developers through their own controlled web site, provides software to > > > users as desired (with all the kalib shaikh crap filtered out due to > > > irrelevance). Anybody see any problems with that? > > > > > This isn't apple you know... there is a great flexibility in this > > > platform, but everybody seems to be stuck up in the apple software > > > distribution model. Just because THEY'RE nazis doesn't mean that the > > > whole world must also be... > > > > > On Sep 21, 1:42 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 4:17 PM, gb105 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> I think the Archos is a good device, but there will be many simular > > >>> ones soon. I wonder how developers could consider to accept the > > >>> terms > > >>> of their app store, when the standard Android apps work on their > > >>> devices without modification (I tried mine on the emulator). I think > > >>> app stores for all kinds of Android devices like AndAppStore.com are > > >>> the best solution. > > > > >> Archos says AppsLib is for high-end devices. I can see this being a > > >> potentially viable niche; but if you go to appslib.com, they talk > > >> about > > >> being the "cornerstone" of AppStores and not being restricted like > > >> the > > >> (Android) Market Place. So it seems to me the goals of Archos and > > >> AppsLib > > >> are not in-line with each other. It sends a confusing message to the > > >> community. My guess is the market place was an after-thought for > > >> Archos and > > >> they are still trying to figure it out. > > > > >> -- > > >> Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for > > >> Android)http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme > > > -- Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for Android) http://twitter.com/sisbell http://twitter.com/slideme --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
