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Is it going to be open source this time? That was the one problem with Google Glass that did, by far, the most damage; it turned Google's minor technical mistak
by jimrandomh 11y ago
Is it going to be open source this time? That was the one problem with Google Glass that did, by far, the most damage; it turned Google's minor technical mistakes into political battles, trying to get Google to pay attention to the issues affecting developers and enthusiasts. Most of the problems are still unfixed today, and they weren't exactly diplomatic about it. The experience of being a Glass explorer left a bad taste in my mouth that a name-change isn't going to fix.
- mondoshawan 11y agoFor the record, us software folks are sorry. Glass was one of those projects that management seriously goofed up. Whenever we had an issue come up from an explorer, we'd do as much as we could to solve it, but there was in general too much political chaff in the way to fix the larger problems. I pushed for opening at least the AOSP stuff that wasnt bound by agreements toward the end, but my arguments fell on deaf ears, it seems.