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Yah but actually choosing to USE apples iGoggles instead of a platform where you're not constantly baited and taunted by disingenuous assholes trying to exploit

Yah but actually choosing to USE apples iGoggles instead of a platform where you're not constantly baited and taunted by disingenuous assholes trying to exploit you for a buck, is frankly, insane. This was the best move Google could of possibly made, I assumed Google glass was just gonna be another orgy of bait and switches like everything else right now in smartphones and tablets and the hilariously useless walled gardens people find themselves in. This actually has a chance of being a useful tool now. A useful tool! Take money out and the only thing left is pragmatism. I am very happy.

EthanHeilman 14y ago
They should add this as an option for the Google Play store, Free-NotFreeium.
- derekp7 14y ago
  The F-Droid app is about as close as your probably going to get to this. Everything in there is Free (as in OSI / RMS free), no ads, etc.
  - chimeracoder 14y ago
    > Everything in there is Free (as in OSI / RMS free), no ads, etc. I should point out that you're conflating free (as in freedom) with free-as-in-beer (ie, gratis). Free (as in freedom) software absolutely may have ads, or charge for the software. F-Droid may be 'all of the above' (free as in freedom, no ads, no charge), but that's not necessarily implied by "Free (as in OSI/RMS free).
    - derekp7 14y ago
      Yes, you are correct. However if an app had ads and was also Free (libre), it could be recompiled and redistributed without ads too. What I meant to convey was that these apps are all GPL, MIT, BSD, etc licensed, and also wanted to convey that they respect you (by not spying on you, or burning your battery/bandwidth serving ads, etc), and are otherwise most likely RMS approved :-). I should have been more clear that they are both types of free.
workbench 14y ago
> baited and taunted by disingenuous assholes trying to exploit you for a buck Sorry are you talking about Google or Apple here?
- pekk 14y ago
  Neither, he was talking about app stores and ads
roc 14y ago
You dislike walled gardens, but you're very happy with Google's API?
- GhotiFish 14y ago
  I like walled gardens when they keep the moles out, not so much when they pen me in with the moles.

EthanHeilman 14y ago

They should add this as an option for the Google Play store, Free-NotFreeium.

derekp7 14y ago
The F-Droid app is about as close as your probably going to get to this. Everything in there is Free (as in OSI / RMS free), no ads, etc.
- chimeracoder 14y ago
  > Everything in there is Free (as in OSI / RMS free), no ads, etc. I should point out that you're conflating free (as in freedom) with free-as-in-beer (ie, gratis). Free (as in freedom) software absolutely may have ads, or charge for the software. F-Droid may be 'all of the above' (free as in freedom, no ads, no charge), but that's not necessarily implied by "Free (as in OSI/RMS free).
  - derekp7 14y ago
    Yes, you are correct. However if an app had ads and was also Free (libre), it could be recompiled and redistributed without ads too. What I meant to convey was that these apps are all GPL, MIT, BSD, etc licensed, and also wanted to convey that they respect you (by not spying on you, or burning your battery/bandwidth serving ads, etc), and are otherwise most likely RMS approved :-). I should have been more clear that they are both types of free.

workbench 14y ago

> baited and taunted by disingenuous assholes trying to exploit you for a buck Sorry are you talking about Google or Apple here?

pekk 14y ago
Neither, he was talking about app stores and ads

roc 14y ago

You dislike walled gardens, but you're very happy with Google's API?

GhotiFish 14y ago
I like walled gardens when they keep the moles out, not so much when they pen me in with the moles.