Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st Oct 2008 16:26 UTC, submitted by rkalla
It's official, Google has Open Sourced Android. The initial release of the source code is available via Google's Git repository with bugs, FAQs, documentation, etc. handled via Android's Google Code project page. Android's licensing structure and project organization seems to be trying to create something akin to the Eclipse Foundation, mixing individual and commercial interests into a development pot for the collective benefit of the platform on a whole.
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2005-07-06
Kokopelli,
I imagine upgrading will be just like iPhone. If T-Mobile chooses to vet a new OS upgrade for the G1, you can optionally apply it or just stay put.
Iliyan wasn't specific about the deployment/upgrade path that T-Mo will take, that's up to T-Mo to decide, so if I sounded firm on how they were going to roll that out, I apologize, I really don't know. I just know they will have the option to if they want it.
That being said, I know what you mean. I kept Firmware 1.1.3 on my iPhone all the way until 2.1 came out (skipping the rest of 1.x and 2.0.x releases) just cause I didn't need to ugprade it. I liked having the choice.