<shrug> Whatever. Google has never released the source of Android before they thought it was ready. It was so for Cupcake, Donut, Eclair and Froyo. Honeycomb is no different.
Traffic bait. -- Cédric On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Chris Koerner <[email protected]> wrote: > When Android was first announced, Google's evangelists touted it as an > open > ecosystem<http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2008/04/google-talks-up-android-open-ecosystems-lead-to-innovation.ars> > that > would enable innovation—a hardware and software reaffirmation of the > Carterfone decision. They spoke of a future where users would be free from > restrictions and be able to install whatever software they want. > > Sadly, those promises were never fulfilled and the dream of an open mobile > ecosystem around Android never materialized. In reality, Android has become > an insular platform developed almost entirely behind closed doors in an > environment that is hostile to external contributors and is mired in a > culture of secrecy that serves a small handful of prominent commercial > hardware vendors and mobile carriers. > Full article: > > http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/03/android-openness-withering-as-google-withhold-honeycomb-code.ars > > -- > 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. > -- Cédric -- 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.
