It does, in fact, mean they can't make custom ROMs. The Google apps are part of the core authentication and sign-in framework. Without those, the Android platform doesn't work.
The protection from modification of the google apps' source is the same it is for Google's repository: it's public. You simply don't download from a source you don't trust. That's a bad argument. On Sep 25, 11:37 am, "L!TH!UM" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
