Richard Stallman: 'Android is not free software'

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by Pinga, Sep 21, 2011.

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  1. Pinga

    Pinga Registered Member

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    Google's smartphone code is often described as 'open' or 'free' – but when examined by the Free Software Foundation, it starts to look like something different:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/sep/19/android-free-software-stallman
     
  2. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Registered Member

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    This would be a pain. But the Android team seems to nutts anyways.
     
  3. J_L

    J_L Registered Member

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    After all that work for open-source, I hope they change their minds.
     
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