RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Matthias Apitz
Hello, Maybe it is worth to split away this 'open sourced' Android to its own mailing list to not flood the users of a free software project with this Google stuff? Just my RFC matthias -- Matthias Apitz Manager Technical Support - OCLC GmbH Gruenwalder Weg 28g - 82041 Oberhaching -

Re: RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Denis Galvão
What Android is for you? A closed software? -- Denis Galvão AsteriskBrasil.org Ajude a comunidade AsteriskBrasil.org, compre uma camiseta! http://www.voipmania.com.br On 04/11/2008, at 12:50, Matthias Apitz wrote: Hello, Maybe it is worth to split away this 'open sourced' Android to its

Re: RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Marcel
At least it's not as open as it could be. (Of course this is Google's software and their decision, but I don't think Android is as open as in free software.) Another suggestion: treat Android like every other distro - prefix threads with [android] and we can filter ourselves. -Marcel Am

Re: RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Marcel
Am Tuesday 04 November 2008 17:17:28 schrieb Jim Ancona: Marcel wrote: At least it's not as open as it could be. (Of course this is Google's software and their decision, but I don't think Android is as open as in free software.) By what definition of free software does Android not

Re: RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Neil Jerram
2008/11/4 Matthias Apitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, Maybe it is worth to split away this 'open sourced' Android to its own mailing list to not flood the users of a free software project with this Google stuff? Just my personal view... I disagree. I'm not much interested in the Android

Re: RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Warren Baird
+1 for prefixing with [android] --- treat it like any other distro... On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Neil Jerram [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: 2008/11/4 Matthias Apitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, Maybe it is worth to split away this 'open sourced' Android to its own mailing list to not

Re: RFC: split away 'open sourced' Android in a new mailing list (was: Re: Android open sourced)

2008-11-04 Thread Jim Ancona
Marcel wrote: At least it's not as open as it could be. (Of course this is Google's software and their decision, but I don't think Android is as open as in free software.) By what definition of free software does Android not qualify? Another suggestion: treat Android like every other