well - open source to a point. they're using open source stuff but locking
it down to modding by the community - i,e, they keep their mods proprietary
and don't recontribute them back to open source. At least that's what I've
been able to discern.

On 11/6/07, Craig Froehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Right.  Android is a software platform.  My hunch is that Google has
> been working with carriers and hardware vendors on some reference
> designs in hopes of kick-starting product availability by mid-2008.
> It's kind of like Windows Mobile in that regard (Microsoft doesn't
> make devices, just the software for them) except it has the good karma
> of being open source.
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2007 7:17 PM, Alli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >  From what I read on the Open Handset Alliance webpage, and from
> > Android's video, it appears the GPhone will be any phone with that open
> > architecture operating system...not any particular hardware.
> >
> >
> > Chris wrote:
> > > I have a silly question. But. Is there any launch date for the google
> phone? I want to get rid off my 700P
> > >      Chris & Lyndy
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
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