Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Twitter / Andy Rubin: the definition of open: "m ...

Twitter / Andy Rubin: the definition of "Android" open:

'mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make'

- Andy Rubin (creator of Android)
in response to Steve Jobs' comments yesterday about the openness of Android

That means that complete source code is available, and "anybody" can compile it.
But what is the benefit for ordinary user who wants a reliable tool?
I think it is the price...

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