On a related note, it'd be cool to use something like this to promote projects like Cyanogen Mod and Replicant (Android with free firmware!)
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/fvh6g/replicant_android_with_free_firmware_shouldnt/ On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 21:05, Rich Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > pssssttt - and if you guys like upvoting: > > http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/duplicates/fvh75/7_demands_by_the_android_developers_union/ > > thanks! > R > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Rich Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, FCers! > > > > I and many others have been fed up with Google because of their > > lackluster support for the Android market. > > In response, I am forming a Union of Android Developers. The demands > > are laid out here: http://www.andevuni.org/ > > This is the statement: > > > > We, the members and supporters of the Android Developers Union, > > are fed up with the conditions of the Android Market. We are tired of > > being treated like sharecroppers on Google's digital plantation! We > > have compiled a list of seven demands which Google can implement to > > improve the Market. Implementing these demands will absolutely improve > > the working conditions for Android developers, thereby improving the > > Android ecosystem and giving a better experience to our customers. > > If our demands are not met, we will move our applications to > > alternative marketplaces or the web, cease Android development in > > favor of other more open platforms, we will dissuade other developers > > from developing Android projects, and we will work tirelessly to > > counter any of Google's hypocritical claims about Openness in the > > media. > > These are our demands! They are simple and they are attainable, so > > we hope that Google will do the right thing! > > > > * Renegotiation of the 32% Google-tax on applications sales > > * Remedy to the Order of Entry Effect > > * Public Bug Tracking > > * Increased Payment Options > > * Codified Rules and a Removal Appeal Process > > * Communication and Engineering Liaison > > * Algorithmic Transparency > > > > If you know any Android developers or are only any other software > > lists, please pass this link around! A tweet or two would be nice as > > well! :) > > > > Thanks very much!, > > Rich > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > -- .sarvōdaya [𝄽#] The Silent Number http://thesilentnumber.me/ ☮♥Ⓐ
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