Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 29th Sep 2009 19:37 UTC
Building custom ROM images for popular phones is a relatively common thing on the internet. There are a number of forums dedicated to hacking and creating custom Windows Mobile ROMs, and there's also a community of people working on custom Android ROMs. The latter community has been up in arms over the fact that Google has sent a cease and desist letter to one of the most popular ROM hackers.
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RE: Something nobody seems to be considering...
by rirmak on Wed 30th Sep 2009 13:03
in reply to "Something nobody seems to be considering..."
Member since:2009-06-23
> Something nobody seems to be considering
> is the fact that phones [are the ultimate
> argument, the Technological *Singularity]
* They transcend any (software) freedom ethic etc.
Actually I was considering it.
And I can't believe Google can do something wrong, either.
Edited 2009-09-30 13:18 UTC
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Something nobody seems to be considering is the fact that phones have a lot of licensed propriety software in them. Google may simply not be allowed to give this software away.
There's also regulatory controls on phones with them being radio devices, it might not be legal to give some of that stuff away.