this is not freedom [was:Re: [OT] First rumors about first Google phone]

[David Samblas]

Again I don't know how much google will open their software, It's clear
than if HTC + T-movile are involved in the phone the phone itself will
not be free, that not worry me is a no go on hardware openness.

I had some hope on the software stack not in hardware.

El mié, 24-09-2008 a las 17:49 +0300, doron escribió:
> Hi,
> 
> I not sure , but,
> 
> AFAIK , I can run free software for any purpose (freedom 0) , but the 
> Google phone is locked to one cellular provider , T-mobile , and the 
> device is SIM-locked [1] (paragraph 9 - first line).
> This is not freedom !
> 
> 
> [1] 
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080923-t-mobile-google-finally-unveil-the-first-android-phone.html
> 
> - doron
> 
> 
> 
> Steven Kurylo wrote:
> > Even if the code is open, will the hardware be?  The hardware could
> > easily check if the software has been changed and then cut power.
> >
> > Hopefully there will at least be some interesting bits to borrow.
> >
> > On 9/24/08, Cédric Berger <cedric.berger74 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >   
> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 19:21, David Samblas
> >>     
> >>> any news about the real openess of android?
> >>>
> >>>       
> >>  first phone has just been announced to be released, and then the code
> >> should be open sourced :
> >>
> >> http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/09/announcing-android-10-sdk-release-1.html
> >>
> >> "So what's next for us? Well, we'll keep working on the SDK, as I
> >> said. But we're also working hard with our partners in the Open
> >> Handset Alliance on the open-source release, with the aim of making
> >> the code available in the fourth quarter
> >> "
> >>
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