Quote:Originally Posted by d4NjvRzf Is OHA membership required to use certain parts of the android source code (distinct from google services, which have always been closed)? If not, it seems that your beef is with the terms of the...
Quote:Originally Posted by Gatorguy I think you misunderstood the question.
Of course those two don't belong to the OHA. Yet they still were able to use "Android" as the basis for their device OS. If core Android isn't open-source...
Quote:Originally Posted by Gatorguy Now those are valid comments based on actually reading the article and paying attention. I agree that Google likes to mix comments about the open Android with their more closely controlled "Google...
Quote:Originally Posted by jragosta "Google has been more than happy to consider anything using AOSP code to be Android, when it has suited the company, even if that code has been “forked” or changed to make Android-based devices...
Quote:Originally Posted by maccherry Spare me! Google changes their OS Android for the sole purpose of helping the cell phone maker sell new crap. It works simply like this.
Google keeps making a build of Android more complex than...
Quote:Originally Posted by tribalogical And those represent what % of their total sales do you suppose? I'm thinking low single-digits… like, nearly fractional… Considering Apple's distribution network, there's little left to...