"Google's Android has long road ahead"

Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente jsmanrique at gmail.com
Tue Nov 6 13:06:05 CET 2007


Hello,

Doesn't it said "allows manufacturers and mobile operators to innovate
using the platform without the requirement to contribute those
innovations back to the open-source community"? So, it also says:
"it allows manufacturers and mobile operators to innovate using the
platform contributing those innovations back to the open-source
community"

So "brave" manufactures could develop open devices, like OpenMoko
does. Perhaps, OpenMoko could join the OHA and keep its principles, or
stay alone "compiting" against it. It's a matter of choice.

Best regards,

2007/11/6, Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com>:
> Sadly I'm inclined to disagree, from the FAQs:
>
> Why did you pick the Apache v2 open source license?
>
> Apache is a commercial-friendly open-source license. The Apache
> license allows manufacturers and mobile operators to innovate using
> the platform without the requirement to contribute those innovations
> back to the open-source community. Because these innovations and
> differentiated features can be kept proprietary, manufacturers and
> mobile operators are protected from the "viral infection" problem
> often associated with other licenses.
>
>
>
> On 06/11/2007, Florent Delvaille <florent.delvaille at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The good thing is that OpenMoko and Android are OpenSource.
> > Then maybe the Androiddevelopers could take some basis/ideas to OpenMoko ,
> > and OpenMoko to Android.
> >
> > Ok the goal of OpenMoko is not the same as Android. Android is based on a
> > lot of society and a lot of money, but I think that it will be interessting
> > to have a look on the two and make some links with.
> >
> > --
> > Florent Delvaille
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> >
> >
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