On 31.07.2014 12:05, Carsten Agger wrote: > I just received my Fairphone. It came with a widget to "install > Google apps" - when I clicked it, I was told that the phone is > missing important functionality as it does not include Google apps, > which they "unfortunately" don't have a license to distribute. > > I then deleted the widget. > > In th instruction folder under "your rights", we're told that all > applicable software licenses are in the "Legal information" > section under the "about phone" entry in the settings. > > Entering there, I find that the only point is "Open Source > Licenses". These are listed in a not very intuitive way, but seems > mostly to be GPL and standard Android/Apache licenses. So > apparently the Fairphone does not have any proprietary software > installed by default. So maybe buying a Fairphone is one of the > easiest (admittedly not cheapest) ways of getting a free vanilla > Android system? > > Best, Carsten > > > > > _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing > list [email protected] > https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion >
Hello, There are no non-free apps installed by default, but it does include non-free drivers and firmwares. It is also missing F-Droid which should be included on a free Android device. Tobias Platen _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
