On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 01:49, Jim Ancona <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Sep 25, 7:16 pm, Zanshin <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > Not true. I'm running Android, built from the open source tree, on my > Openmoko Freerunner without any of the proprietary Google apps. See > http://code.google.com/p/android-on-freerunner/ for more info. > > Yes, Google apps are not completly necessary for Android. But it is also true that Android without Google apps looses a lot of interest. Also because a lot of third party applications rely on these apps (ie Maps API). Though of course I fully understand this is Google right to choose not to freely distribute these apps which are their added value... And what Disconnect wrote " Seriously, this isn't a case of "oh, just stop distributing gmail". This is - as ryebrye said in JBQ's thread - a case of "AOSP doesn't work AT ALL without tons of proprietary crap". " is, as I understand, more true for a phone like the HTC ones. Freerunner was meant from the start to be as open as possible, so all drivers for example were available, with sources, for adaptation to android. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
