You're right. I hope Google won't just send this C&D and then go 'you figure it out and if you can't, screw you'. I hope that Google is cooperative in getting around this issue.
If not, the backlash will be big (it is already getting a little out- of-hand). On Sep 25, 10:56 pm, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: > Lets hope that is the case, although its still unclear at this point. > But on a side note, with developers already having a horrible time > making a living off of the googl.., i mean- android market How well is > it going to blow over when they kick 30,000 enthusiasts out of the > marketplace? The users who actually have space on their phone to > install more than 20 apps? > > On Sep 25, 9:39 pm, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > don't think it's a load of crap. > > > You can't modify the Market app to allow for download to the sdcard. > > But you can create your own market, ala SlideMe, to do what you want, > > i.e. download apks to the sdcard. > > > But what has this to do with distributing software that is not yours > > or that is not opensource? Cyanogen did that (not with bad intention, > > i'm sure of that) and was noticed a C&D by Google. > > > I do hope, though, that the 'offending' binaries are not an integral > > part of Android and that leaving it out would not entirely cripple it. > > If that's the case, I have all confidence that Cyanogen will be up and > > running soon again, with their mods but without the proprietary > > (google) apps. > > > On Sep 25, 8:42 pm, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sep 25, 8:42 pm, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thats an interesting blog post by the devs, but I frankly think its a > > > load of crap. I've seen devs post here on the forums on more than one > > > occation to customer requests of apps2sd as being 'do it yourself its > > > not a priority' -paraphrased However they failed to mention that > > > doing it yourself was violating the TOS for the software that your > > > phone needs to function like it should. Am I missing something here? > > > > On Sep 25, 7:16 pm, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Some more info here, from > > > > Google:http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/09/note-on-google-apps-fo... > > > > > "...we've been seeing some really cool and impressive things, such as > > > > the custom Android builds that are popular with many enthusiasts..." > > > > > "...we developed Android apps for many of our services like YouTube, > > > > Gmail, Google Voice, and so on. These apps are **Google's way of > > > > benefiting from Android*** in the same way that any other developer > > > > can, but the apps are not part of the Android platform itself. We make > > > > some of these apps available to users of any Android-powered device > > > > via Android Market, and others are ***pre-installed on some phones > > > > through business deals***. Either way, ***these apps aren't open > > > > source***, and that's why they aren't included in the Android source > > > > code repository. Unauthorized distribution of this software harms us > > > > just like it would any other business, even if it's done with the best > > > > of intentions..." > > > > > "...We always love seeing novel uses of Android, including custom > > > > Android builds from developers who see a need..." > > > > > Cyanogen was giving away non-opensource applications that generate > > > > some revenue for (benifits) Google. That they want to nip this in the > > > > bud (as soon as possible) is understandable. > > > > > But Google doesn't want to shut down Cyanogen, and others like them, > > > > all together. Google actually like to see these kinds of activities. > > > > > At least, that's what i understand from this blog-post. > > > > > On Sep 25, 10:57 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!"- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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