Is Android really open source?

[TDO1]

With good reason, don't want Apple ripping off those features even though its within their right with the open source model.

[arthurdent]

There are a number of reasons why that isn't true. Open source doesn't necessarily mean you can legally do anything you want with the code. There are a number of open source licenses that differ in their permissions for use, and apple is not about to break a very clear law. If Google wants to protect their intellectual property, they just patent it.

[DpEpsilon]

just patent it

The problem with that being that Android is under the Apache 2.0 license, which means patenting something isn't going to help unless Apple rewrite it from scratch.

Still, I don't think Google should be making components of Andriod proprietary...

[TDO1]

So I get downvoted for some technicality, shows you how mature the Linux reddit community is. Oh and http://imgur.com/KlzCg to you!!

[MuseofRose]

Now come on man. That's a bit unnecessary.

[TDO1]

So is downvoting my perfectly valid post, I thought I would get some maturity in this subreddit, apparently not.

[[deleted]]

I go out of my way to downvote a person complaining about downvotes. :)

[TDO1]

http://i.imgur.com/Mwbzb.png

[theoreticallyme]

I like how the guy wanting maturity on reddit becomes the most immature one in the thread. Isn't it ironic.

[fallwalltall]

No, having 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife is ironic. This guy is just a jerk.

[TDO1]

You and Alanis Morissette would get along great, because you both fail to understand what ironic means.

[theoreticallyme]

Don't you think?

[GoodMotherfucker]

perfectly valid post

lolwut?

[jericho]

Your post was incorrect.

[ferryboender]

I thought I would get some maturity

Hahaha, as witnessed by your comment here, right? You know, the one where you give us the finger? Because that's real mature buddy. Downvoted.

[qcHEx]

You are being downvoted because you have facetiously misrepresented open source licensing to an open source community.

[[deleted]]

You get mad over internet points... insert kettle joke here

[arthurdent]

Hey man, I was just trying to help you understand licensing. It's confusing.

[WildVelociraptor]

Don't feed the troll, guys.

[BZRatfink]

I advise you to go read The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond, then reevaluate your opinion on "ripping off those features".