Well, according to a one Andy Rubin, Android is open because: the definition of open: "mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make"
And that was a twitter post/reply apparently. More: http://bit.ly/9Vuw2n On Oct 20, 2010, at 15:44, Sanga Collins wrote: > > Former Facebook for iPhone developer Joe Hewitt has weighed in on the Steve > Jobs re-ignited “openness” debate with a cogent argument that Android isn’t > much more open than iOS, at least not in the true spirit of the term. Here’s > what he posted (mostly via Twitter for iPad, for those keeping track at home): > > How does Android get away with the “open” claim when the source isn’t public > until major releases, and no one outside Google can check in? [...@joehewitt] > > Compare the Android “open source” model to Firefox or Linux if you want to > see how disingenuous that “open” claim is. [...@joehewitt] > > Until Android is read/write open, it’s no different than iOS to me. Open > source means sharing control with the community, not show and tell. > [...@joehewitt] > > The comparison to Mozilla is something our own Phil Nickinson of Android > Central made during our recent podcast bonus feature on openness and it’s a > good one. Hewitt famously walked away from developing Facebook for iPhone > because he didn’t like Apple’s closed Apple Store, whether or not he’s > secretly working on a secret Facebook phone right now alongside former > Android lead Eric Tseng, he makes an interesting case. > > And it goes back to what we’ve been saying for a long time — at the end of > the day it isn’t hyperbole that matters, not about open or closed, fragmented > or integrated, uncontrolled or restricted, it’s about who makes the best > phones for consumers and who provides the best platform for developers > (either to write the code they want or make the money they need to feed their > families). That’s echoed in a great discussion between David Barnard of App > Cubby and Liessen on Twitter: > > “Open” is an emotional argument pandering to the philosophy of developing in > a perfect world where it’s about freedom not money. [...@lessien] > > Maybe it’s the circles I run in, but I don’t know many coders who can eat, > drink, or find shelter in this freedom you speak of. [...@drbarnard] > > So let’s worry more about the end user product and less about the > philosophies of the OS and manufacturing companies, okay? > > Developers weigh in on Android vs. iOS openness is a story by TiPb. This feed > is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. > > TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog > > > > > > > > http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/M8FV5UcQFos/ > > > > Sent with MobileRSS for iPhone > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- >
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