2010/12/9 [email protected] <[email protected]> > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Anish A <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Google is bringing up android and chrome OS not as a free software >> project. >> >> If you are in doubt, do anything in android and ask Google to pull from. >> They will not accept your contribution. >> > > Who in earth said you that, by not accepting our contribution, a project > will not be Free Software. > > In Android you have the four freedoms. You can run it for any purpose, be > it a Nokia phone, Samsung phone, your custom made phone, tablet or any other > device you wish to. You can get the source code and make changes. You also > have the freedom to distribute the copies, or redistribute the modified > copies. > > Thus Android follows the four Freedoms cited in the Free Software > Definition. Google also have the freedom to not accept your crap code. > > So, if you are unsatisfied, just fork the project and name in Aneeshdroid > or whatever! It is better than ranting here! > > Please learn the facts before arguing. > > I accept your arguments. But about privacy? What are your opinion about that?
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