[moved from new thread "Google muscles Android developer"]
Wired article at
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/google-cracks-down-on-android-developer/ |
Snippet:
"A popular Android hacker found out the hard way when he received a cease-and-desist letter from Google for his latest modification of the Android OS. Steve Kondik, also known as “Cyanogen”, has been distributing a version of the Android firmware that includes multitouch and other capabilities not included in the base version. Google took exception to his inclusion of code owned by the search giant and sent him a cease-and-desist letter demanding that he stop distributing it.
Kondik’s story created an uproar within the Android community and raised questions about how much the Android OS relied on closed-source applications for its functionality. That’s because the base of the platform is indeed open source, but without the applications that run on top of it, it’s not very useful to consumers.
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Cyanogen writes about his planned release stripped of Google's applications:
"The idea is that you’ll be able to Google-ify your CyanogenMod installation, with the applications and files that shipped on YOUR device already."
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/home/the-current-state
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Google's action may have harmed it beyond the dispute with the open source community. They may have won a small argument with an individual independent developer, but may have given Apple and AT&T a strong argument to win the Google Voice argument in front of the FCC.
Apple and AT&T could not be happier.
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