Poor Apple fan, Android is open source, there will be no jailbreaking. I know this is hard to believe but programs aren't just made form Steve's ass, they are actually written by programmers. The code for Android is being released so you can compile your own version that does what you want.
Linux and Android are lot like OS X, but useful and you can customize them.
You are partially correct. The kernel is in fact Open Source (Linux). However, the main programs all run in a Java sandbox, which (some of, or all of?) is not released open source. They do this so the Service providers may lock down certain areas of the phone if they choose. IE: Charge for certain apps, etc. I, personally don't know everything about it, but enough to know there are strings attached (as do many things now a days). It is more freedom than the iPhone (to an extent), but does still have it's restrictions. If it was 100% open, you can be sure there will be a lot less demand from the providers for such a phone.
Wow, really? Thanks for the insight! (And great spelling too.)
Fact: anti-Apple trolls are even more annoying than Apple fanboys. But at least you'll score lots of up votes here on Engadget, home of the unchecked blathering buffoons.
Precurse, you are misinformed. The entire OS including their custom java interpreter and library stack are 100% open source license (under Apache 2 license).
The source code to Android is yet to be available, and will only be useful if you can legitimately build and install it on the phone itself. Since the source isn't available yet, and there are no firmware updaters yet, nobody can say for sure. T-Mobile could still put limitations and will likely make it hard, if not impossible to upgrade the firmware without limitations (like the iPhone)
So, on paper the OS is open source (minus some binary blobs for drivers and proprietary hardware, etc), in implementation it's not too far off from the iPhone
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I wonder when the pwnage tool for android will come out. Seems like people will have to jailbreak their G1s too.
Poor Apple fan, Android is open source, there will be no jailbreaking. I know this is hard to believe but programs aren't just made form Steve's ass, they are actually written by programmers. The code for Android is being released so you can compile your own version that does what you want.
Linux and Android are lot like OS X, but useful and you can customize them.
@Hold
You are partially correct. The kernel is in fact Open Source (Linux). However, the main programs all run in a Java sandbox, which (some of, or all of?) is not released open source. They do this so the Service providers may lock down certain areas of the phone if they choose. IE: Charge for certain apps, etc. I, personally don't know everything about it, but enough to know there are strings attached (as do many things now a days). It is more freedom than the iPhone (to an extent), but does still have it's restrictions. If it was 100% open, you can be sure there will be a lot less demand from the providers for such a phone.
"programs aren't just made form Steve's ass"
Wow, really? Thanks for the insight! (And great spelling too.)
Fact: anti-Apple trolls are even more annoying than Apple fanboys. But at least you'll score lots of up votes here on Engadget, home of the unchecked blathering buffoons.
Troll Different.
Precurse, you are misinformed. The entire OS including their custom java interpreter and library stack are 100% open source license (under Apache 2 license).
@McPOW
The source code to Android is yet to be available, and will only be useful if you can legitimately build and install it on the phone itself. Since the source isn't available yet, and there are no firmware updaters yet, nobody can say for sure. T-Mobile could still put limitations and will likely make it hard, if not impossible to upgrade the firmware without limitations (like the iPhone)
So, on paper the OS is open source (minus some binary blobs for drivers and proprietary hardware, etc), in implementation it's not too far off from the iPhone