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Android to Offer a FOSS-Friendly Marketplace

Android IconWe've been keeping an eye on Google's Android phone project as it progresses towards release this fall. Yesterday another key piece of the support services behind Android was announced, and this one looks like a win from the open source point of view: anyone will be able to offer Android software via a free Android Market.


Android Revs SDK, Promises Source Code

When last we looked at Google's Android mobile phone OS project, there were some rumblings of discontent in the developer community. This week, though, developers have a lot less to complain about (though, perfectionists that most of us are, we can still find a few issues). That's because Google has pushed out an 0.9 beta version of the SDK, making its vision for the first Android release much clearer.


Google Android: The Difference Between "Open" and "Open Source"

As it continues its sometimes-rocky march to an actual release, Google's Android mobile phone platform is now fighting a sort of internal revolt from upset developers. The problem stems from the unsteady release rate of the Android SDK, a necessary tool for anyone who wants to build applications for Android phones.


How Open Do You Want Your Phone?

With the growing importance of the mobile web and applications that run on the device that we used to call a cell phone, open source users and developers are facing some fundamental choices. Just as open source software is not the mainstream offering for desktop computers, open source phones are the exception rather than the rule. But if you dig a bit, and you're willing to spend money or time, even your phone can be an open device.