On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:10 PM, sanga collins <[email protected]>wrote:
> So what i dont get is; some pundits say that android 3.0 is not open > source, and that its not freely available. What is google doing different > with 3.0 that is leading people to make such claims. ++ http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/01/sneak-peak-of-android-30-honeycomb.html > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]>wrote: > >> There is no way they can as we all have access to the source code. The >> source code is free. This is the great thing about software freedom. It's >> not about cost its about freedom to use the code. >> >> At least that's the view of the zealots :-) >> On 4 Aug 2011 22:01, "sanga collins" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The same way they blocked manufactures from accessing android 3.0 by >> setting >> > very high requirements on the device capabilities b4 they would give >> them >> > the source i guess. Im sure they have a office tower full of lwayers >> that >> > can find a way. My question was how they would block it but if they >> would >> > try to find a way to block. >> > >> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> How could Google block it? They could no more block it than I could. >> >> >> >> Linux is free software it belongs to no one. >> >> On 4 Aug 2011 21:51, "sanga collins" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Good point Tim, Apple and M$ could just as easily build a device and >> put >> >> > android on it as they could their own proprietary OS(s). I saw >> yesterday >> >> > that M$ actually makes more money from Android sales than it does >> from >> >> > windows phone sales. So i wonder why it hasnt been explored by the >> higher >> >> > ups in Redmond. >> >> > >> >> > i would love to see the day (and the reaction) If M$ came out with an >> >> > android phone/device. Do you think google would allow it or find a >> way to >> >> > block such a move out of spite? >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Dan is right the author of that article is not actually aware of >> what he >> >> is >> >> >> talking about. >> >> >> >> >> >> Google is not dumping Linux on any market. It's not Google's to dump >> or >> >> >> anything else. It is free software, if Apple wanted to they could >> use it >> >> in >> >> >> their phones as well. >> >> >> >> >> >> It really amazes me how these journos can right rubbish like this. >> >> >> On 4 Aug 2011 20:22, "sanga collins" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> > Paul Thurrott: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > And I’d also point out that Google licenses Android for free. So >> by >> >> >> raising >> >> >> > the price of Android by imposing licensing fees on technologies >> >> Android >> >> >> is >> >> >> > in fact using, Apple, Microsoft, and others are arguably simply >> >> leveling >> >> >> the >> >> >> > playing field and taking away an artificial Android advantage, >> forcing >> >> >> the >> >> >> > OS to compete more fairly. Arguably, by “dumping” Android in the >> >> market >> >> >> at >> >> >> > no cost, Google—which has unlimited cash and can afford to do such >> a >> >> >> thing — >> >> >> > is behaving in an anticompetitive fashion. In fact, one could >> argue >> >> that >> >> >> > Google is using its dominance in search advertising to unfairly >> gain >> >> >> entry >> >> >> > into another market by giving that new product, Android, away for >> >> free. >> >> >> Does >> >> >> > this remind you of any famous antitrust case? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > Sanga M. Collins >> >> >> > Network Engineering >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> >> >> > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> >> >> >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> >> >> >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> >> >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> >> >> >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >> (including >> >> >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for >> them >> >> in >> >> >> any way. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Sanga M. Collins >> >> > Network Engineering >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> >> > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> >> [email protected] >> >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >> in >> >> any way. >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Sanga M. Collins >> > Network Engineering >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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