I want to start by saying that I very recently purchased a T-Mobile G1 specifically because I was impressed with Cyanogen's mod work. I could have easily gone with any phone I wanted, but I loved the ability to experiment with and customize my phone. I can appreciate the fact that Google has rights, of course. I hope that Google can appreciate why I chose a phone running an open source OS. It was a deciding factor for me.
It seems like there are options here, short of shutting Cyanogen down completely. That will likely alienate him, those like him, and those who appreciate their work. Google could choose to provide guidance to him, or even actively help him with licensing compliance. There seem to be potential workarounds for most of the grievances. The nature of the resolution of this matter will color how I view owning an Android device, as well as future buying decisions. Were work like Cyanogen's not available at the time I purchased the G1, I can definitively say I would have looked elsewhere. The limitations of the stock ROM powered device were deal breakers. As easy as it will likely be to discourage Cyanogen from doing things Google doesn't like, I think it may be even easier to discourage many potential customers from considering Android powered devices. If this is the beginning of the end of zealous efforts to make my phone do amazing things, I will have a different phone on the next go 'round. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
