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>At its core, CyanogenMod is a best in class example of Open Source development. Oh really? "Rumors of plans to commercialize CyanogenMod as well as the subse
by bitmapbrother 11y ago
>At its core, CyanogenMod is a best in class example of Open Source development.
Oh really?
"Rumors of plans to commercialize CyanogenMod as well as the subsequent announcement of Cyanogen Inc. has led to a certain level of discord within the CyanogenMod community. Several CyanogenMod developers have raised concerns that developers who had provided their work in the past were not being appropriately acknowledged or compensated for their gratis work on what was now a commercial project, further that the original ethos of the community project was being undermined and that these concerns were not being adequately addressed by Cyanogen Inc. Examples include "The "Focal" camera app developer Guillaume Lesniak ("'xplodwild') whose app was withdrawn from CyanogenMod allegedly following demands by the new company to adopt closed-source modifications and licensing."
- devsquid 11y agohahah I thought of this exact thing, when I skimmed it. Cyanogen has turned into such a pompous circle jerk...
- Zigurd 11y agoIf you are a top tier handset integration provider for Android, there are soooo many things you can commercialize without fucking up the community-facing open source model. Hardware support. Advanced RCS and all-IP network support. FMI. Etc. It feels as if Cyanogen is taking a app developer's approach to value add when they should acquire some telecom knowledge because that's where their customers' pain points are likely to be.