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Google: Android is Both Open and Closed at the Same Time http://lxnews.org/2011/04/19/android-is-open-and-closed/
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@maiki What's creepy about that? It's a business practice. You might not like it but it isn't creepy in any way.
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@fabsh It's doublethink. If you don't get that, you should re-evaluate your instinctive corporate apologism.
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@tedks Hmmm.... Must've forgotten to drink my share of FSF conspiracy milk today....
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Don't worry the nurse will be in with your injection later.
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@maiki surely it's better to have a closed - delay - open system than a completely closed shop?
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@fabsh You're using the word "conspiracy" as a semantic stopsign: http://ur1.ca/3w3pz no conspiracy required for doublethink, anyway
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@tedks "A semantic stopsign". Do you guys have a handbook for this crap? :D
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@lxnews not too different from Canonical and their in-house tech, right? Starts off closed then opened.
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@lxnews Position on this depends on why you think progs should be open. If you believe in community development this is bad.
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@lxnews If you think it's great for getting patches in (shallow bugs) then it's fine. Not perfect, but fine.
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@fabsh apparently not one you're willing to read
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@lxnews & if wantit open to pillage features (1 o the best features of floss) then it shouldn't matter - they just get competitive advantage
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@tedks Definitely not. I've had my share of nutters for the month.
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You better be careful you still have 10+ days to get even more NUTTY
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@tedks 1984 was a great novel...but doublethink... really? Google's a business it wants to make money - at least they're giving back...
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@djotaku Exactly.
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@djotaku true that - which is where I *think* google are placing themselves with this...
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@leewilly1977williams they can't be giving back _and_ not giving back at the same time. Suggesting that is doublethink.
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@fabsh Right, it's not "creepy" business practice — it just SUCKS. Or it shows what Google's all about, more simply even.
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@leewilly1977williams Obvious. But not a reason to stop wishing for more openness, or not to be wary of !disturbing steps back.
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@leewilly1977williams you are comparing something "worse" with something "better". That isn't a point. If they can deci…
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@tedks I'm sorry I disagree it's not doublethink - their source is open: it's delayed where are they not giving back?
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@maiki Of course there's a point, they could choose to close source to gain and keep a competitive advantage?
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@leewilly1977williams I suggest you read up on #copyleft.
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@maiki As for licensing you could be asked to send floppies with a SAE they send you the source-how long do you expect the delay to be then?
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@leewilly1977williams stop trolling, dude. You are just making up scenarios to justify thier actions. I am a supporter …
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@maiki AIUI they are mostly using ASL2 - which would mean copyleft does not apply to the majority of the code?
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@leewilly1977williams The source is available.... except when it's not. Saying "it's free and not-free" is doublethink.
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@maiki as suggested http://www.leemwilliams.co.uk/?p=31 I mean/meant no offense and certainly was not trolling here or there.
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@leewilly1977williams Thanks. I will reply, but it may take a little bit of time. Concerning the ASL, I realize that th…
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