Posted 9/2/2011 23:42 (#1943736 - in reply to #1943691) Subject: Re: anyone rooting their droid?
roaming
McCartman - 9/2/2011 22:19
torn - Please post a link to an Apple-authorized download of iOS source. Alternatively, please post a link to a Microsoft-authorized download of Windows source.
There are no Apple or Microsoft authorized sources. There is no doubt they are "closed".
Exactly.
McCartman - 9/2/2011 22:19
Which leads right back to this post I made earlier about the difference between Android/iOS open/closed being nothing more than a legal issue.
What??? First you say that iOS and Windows are "no doubt...closed". Then you say that the difference between open and closed is "nothing more than a legal issue"? I think you must be just arguing to argue now. There is SO much more to it than just a legal issue. Yes, Android is released under a "legal" license agreement that allows for generous modification and distribution under various terms and conditions. Yes, iOS and Windows are released under "legal" license agreements that say you CAN'T do those things (or can under MUCH more limited circumstances). No doubt there are legal differences between the two.
BUT, the foundation of Android is in the open-source software philosophy. The foundation of iOS is in the proprietary or closed-source software philosophy. That difference is fundamental and much deeper than any surface-level "legal" distinction.
This has been fun, but I'm done. See you in another thread ;-)
anyone rooting their droid?
