Hi!
On 10:06 Tue 13 Oct , Peter Teoh wrote:
> yes, i am confused too.....look at this:
>
> http://source.android.com/posts/opensource
>
> which clearly says that is open-source. and it is a "full-stack",
> the bottom layer being the linux kernel (which is described in
> detailed diagram here:
>
> http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
>
> take a look. any hardware which can run linux kernel, will have android.
>
> in general.....any legal aspect is out of our scope here (i am not
> legally trained)...but open-source in the sense all the source codes
> are available :-). so yes, almost any source code is
Legally, you can call it open source. But what I am saying is that it is not
open source in the way people expect it:
- Devices are crippled locked down so.
- Large parts are not GPL/copyleft, but Apache license. The goal is most
likely to empower proprierary vendors to do what they like.
- It is lead mostly by a single company and some who followed, not by a
community.
- Lots of applications are proprierary. You cannot run the usual Linux
applications, as long as they are not completely rewritten.
- There is a real comminity effort called openmoko.
> available....unless u run commercial applications like Oracle on it???
> nothing to say then :-)......
No, but does having a BSD kernel make Apple's "OS X" open source?
-Michi
--
programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks
see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with
"unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [email protected]
Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
