tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post6048719359285370652..comments2023-09-20T17:56:42.131+02:00Comments on tech & sp: Android, Mythbusters and opennessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693058812548733549noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-50905739823118692742009-11-09T17:30:33.000+01:002009-11-09T17:30:33.000+01:00Maemo _is_ more open than Android, when you consid...Maemo _is_ more open than Android, when you consider things like letting the user control his device (e.g. root access) or install arbitrary applications.<br><br>Maemo is probably about as open as Android (and is less open than OpenMoko) when you consider bundled applications. Perhaps half of the libraries and most of the applications are closed. Maybe I'm pessimistic, but I remember my original joy (hey, the 770 runs an open-source OS) and disappointment (crap, half of the stuff is proprietary).<br><br>There's also Mer, which takes the open bits of Maemo and tries replace the proprietary bits to get a complete distro.Marius Gedminashttp://gedmin.as/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-51319329291222625762009-11-08T21:41:56.000+01:002009-11-08T21:41:56.000+01:00[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by adroid...[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by adroid zealot and Jibran, Miriam Ruiz. Miriam Ruiz said: Android, Mythbusters and openness -> http://bit.ly/2nJBKM [...]Tweets that mention Android, Mythbusters and openness « freedom blog reloaded -- Topsy.comhttp://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/yeKMsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-41586341217373193272009-11-08T21:25:31.000+01:002009-11-08T21:25:31.000+01:00@1: Thanks for your input, I hadn't seen that ...@1: Thanks for your input, I hadn't seen that pages before.<br><br>@2: I didn't ever say I made a deep analysis, I just noted that Maemo, which is supposed to be more open than Android, comes with installer scripts which contain a pretty strict copyright notice by Nokia. The bug reporting point is good though, going to report one after finishing to respond to your comment.<br><br>However, I did not find the page both you and #1 are mentioning. I went straight to maemo.org, clicked on downloads and fremantle on the lower right which took me straight to http://www.forum.nokia.com/Tools_Docs_and_Code/Tools/Platforms/Maemo/. No mention of alternative install methods there.stephannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-37145054573669440632009-11-08T21:14:50.000+01:002009-11-08T21:14:50.000+01:00So you spent a few minutes with Maemo, very deep a...So you spent a few minutes with Maemo, very deep analysis. <br><br>If you would have paused for a moment and looked at the table of contents of the SDK installation guide and you would have noticed the chapter titled "Manual Installation", which describes how to install the SDK without any script nor proprietary stuff.<br><br>And of course, if you actually bothered to report a bug complaining about the license of the script I'm sure it would be changed in a heartbeat.<br><br>But I guess making a compelling argument in your blog is more important than showing the reality.Felipe Contrerashttp://felipec.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-24054336232269131952009-11-08T10:45:42.000+01:002009-11-08T10:45:42.000+01:00[...] #Openness of #Android and #Maemo http://blog...[...] #Openness of #Android and #Maemo http://blog.peijnik.at/2009/11/08/android-mythbusters-and-openness/ [...]thammi's status on Sunday, 08-Nov-09 15:49:15 UTC - Identi.cahttp://identi.ca/notice/14120636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-61036169672368356282009-11-08T07:30:10.000+01:002009-11-08T07:30:10.000+01:00Maybe installing the SDK is the right way for you,...Maybe installing the SDK is the right way for you,<br>according to the instructions at http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Final_SDK_Installation#Manual_Installation<br><br>For reasons why there are closed packages, see http://wiki.maemo.org/Why_the_closed_packages.Julian Andres Klodehttp://juliank.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com