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0 pointsbad_user7y ago0 comments

No, that was Android’s marketing from day 1 and as far as OEMs go, Google’s conditions have evolved, along with what they are shoving down on their users’ throats.

And as far as “free as in freedom” goes, the US law agrees with me via “estoppel”.

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kajecounterhack7y ago

Open doesn't mean the same thing as free. Estoppel does not help that "free as in freedom" was never true.

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0 pointsbad_user7y ago0 comments

No, that was Android’s marketing from day 1 and as far as OEMs go, Google’s conditions have evolved, along with what they are shoving down on their users’ throats.

And as far as “free as in freedom” goes, the US law agrees with me via “estoppel”.

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kajecounterhack7y ago

Open doesn't mean the same thing as free. Estoppel does not help that "free as in freedom" was never true.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse