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First, by that standard anyone's claim of openness is BS, because most users of any open source project don't actually use the source themselves. Second, Andro
by orangecat 15y ago
First, by that standard anyone's claim of openness is BS, because most users of any open source project don't actually use the source themselves.
Second, Android is "open" in ways that have nothing to do with source availability. Even with a closed-source Honeycomb device, you can run apps from arbitrary sources, access the filesystem, replace OS components like the keyboard and launcher, and develop your own apps without asking (or paying) for permission.