I was initially disappointed to hear this news, but after thinking about it a bit, it was a necessary one. The big issue is that Cyanogen is including the google APKs like Google Mail, Google Maps, etc. These are closed applications and not part of the Android OS, and if Google lets this slide, they may not be able to defend against other ROMs including these APKs without permission. Also, consider what would happen if any of those APKs were modified to do something devious, like send contact info to some server out there on the interwebs. Who do you think users would initially blame? I'm guessing they'd blame Google regardless of the fact that they modded their phone.
This C&D does not prevent Cyanogen from making custom ROMs, he/she/ they just cannot include those google applications anymore. I can understand this move and hope the modding community takes note and keeps up the modding, minus these apps (unfortunately). ~L!TH On Sep 25, 7:57 am, PhoenixAG <[email protected]> wrote: > Google, > > We love you as a company and love the Android platform. It is only > made better when it is enhanced by people like Cyanogen who use the > open nature of the platform to further it and attracts many more > people to it, as a result. > > I am one of the people who was attracted towards Android not for the > official rom, but because of the open nature of Android and that I > could use a custom rom on it. > > Someone who has put in so much hard work on the platform should not be > told to cease and desist, but commended and encouraged to continue to > work better. > > Don't become Apple! > > The 30,000 users of CyanogenMod and many more Android users will thank > you for it. > > Remember, "Don't be Evil!" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
