They don't have to open source it. All they have to do is extend a "not for profit" right to distribute the binaries, like Adobe does with Acrobat. If a handset manufacturer wants to distribute the apps, they still have to go through the screening/certification process that Google rightly wants in place, but community moders like Cyanogen would get a free license to distribute, as long as they weren't charging for their mods.
-Josh On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:52 AM, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > They can't open source the market app due to the $$ nature of it. Sure > the transactions could be handled safely by an open source app, but > enforcing that they are installed to app-private cant be done. > > On Sep 25, 12:17 am, williamthrilliam <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This is really just wrong. If you are that concerned about your image > > and trade mark, open source the closed bits and let others > > redistribute it under another name. There are other ways to go about > > this, and this should not have been your first step. > > > > On Sep 24, 10:08 pm, Josh Steiner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is one of the stupidest moves I've seen a company do in a while. > > > First, wait til an organic community developer group forms around your > > > product, wait til they release improved version of your free OS, let > them > > > hype it to death for you... then C&D them out of existence until they > all go > > > tinker with Maemo or Linmo (or iPhone or Web OS) devices. > > > > > It doesn't matter if Google, Inc are legally correct, this is a > boneheaded > > > business decision. > > > > > -Josh > > > > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:03 PM, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > So everytime I have seen someone ask about apps2sd for android, the > > > > response has been something along the lines of 'well if you don't > like > > > > the space on the phone modify it yourself if its that easy' Someone > > > > takes this to heart and does it for free for thousands of users who > > > > are already supporting google and you shut them down? Now we have to > > > > pick between having space for apps on our phone -OR- not having the > > > > marketplace on our phone anymore so it doesn't even matter? I highly > > > > suggest if you are going to C&D cyanogen to give users who have PAID > > > > for a 'powered by google' android device to backup their google apps > > > > that they paid for. We have paid for the software we should be > > > > entitled to use it with any build of android we choose. Otherwise, > > > > you might want to try taking user requests a little more seriously. > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
