yes, i am confused too.....look at this: http://source.android.com/posts/opensource which clearly says that is open-source. and it is a "full-stack", the bottom layer being the linux kernel (which is described in detailed diagram here: http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html take a look. any hardware which can run linux kernel, will have android. in general.....any legal aspect is out of our scope here (i am not legally trained)...but open-source in the sense all the source codes are available :-). so yes, almost any source code is available....unless u run commercial applications like Oracle on it??? nothing to say then :-)...... On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:17 AM, Niamathullah sharief <newbiesha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > oh micheal. You are saying that Android is not an open source?I am > confussed. Forgive me if i am wrong.. > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Michael Blizek > <michi1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> On 23:46 Sat 10 Oct , Niamathullah sharief wrote: >> > Hi friends, >> > I want to learn about Mobile operating systems. So i started with >> > android. May i know what are all the Other Open Source Mobile Free >> > Operating >> > System available? >> >> Android is neither an operating system nor open. It is a GUI sitting on >> top of >> the linux kernel. It is completely locked down. If you want to get your >> hands on >> the system, you either have to crack it almost like a game console or buy >> the >> "development" version. In both cases, you will loose the ability to run >> copy- >> protected software (see http://lwn.net/Articles/321659/). I do not know >> how >> anybody can call anything which has copy-protection built in "open" in the >> first place. >> >> If you want to see a community developed open software stack for mobile >> phones, >> look at www.openmoko.org . >> >> -Michi >> -- >> programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks >> see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com >> > > -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
