Yes, gingerbread hits gold release well before its available on the repositories. The reason for this is IIRC that while android is open source, its not developed quite like a standard open source model (i.e. the development branches aren't shared with the public), and that getting a new version out the door is more important than cleaning up the code for public release. That, and this way there's some time for further internal reviews on security issues.
Sounds somewhat iffy to me, but I don't see any conspiracy theories here. I doubt this is an effective measure to hold back android clones google would rather not see made, for example. Also, the notion that all reviewers are google employees sounds like a non-argument to me. The vast majority of open source projects are set up so that final decision powers rest with that project's current leadership, which, if a company is involved, is often run by that company. Note that 'leadership' costs lots of money and effort, so any attempt to turn a big project into a community-run concept requires at the very least an official (probably not-for-profit) legal entity to manage it, as well as donations aplenty. The mere effort of setting up such a concept would slow down android development for a while, so I can see an innocent explanation for this. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
