[dundee] Android 3 not open

[gordon dunlop]

On 25 March 2011 08:46, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:

>
> Yes, that would be my interpretation - think of it the other way around,
> where
> there was a claim in the header files that the code belonged to a company:
> removing the comments would be disingenuous at best.
>
>
> A recent statement from RMS on this issue.

http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/46074-rms-weighs-into-google-gpl-debate

A statement made by Linus Torvalds to Brian Proffitt on this issue.

http://www.itworld.com/open-source/140916/android-sued-microsoft-not-linux#comment-87704

I hope this enlightens things.

Gordon


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