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Comparing the Freedoms Offered By Maemo and Android

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @01:49AM from the they-canna-take-our dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Maemo 5 and Android have received a lot of publicity lately, despite the former not even shipping yet. Both have become famous partly for using the Linux kernel, but now that we have a choice, how do we pick one? Is the issue as mundane as choosing your favorite desktop distribution, or is there a more significant difference? This article compares the two from an end user and developer perspective, emphasizing root access and ease of sharing code."

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Re:Not really an article by Anonymous Coward · 2009-10-27 03:08 · Score: 5, Informative

It only provides a warning that you may damage your device and does not mention breaking a warranty, EULA, TOS, etc...
It's also worth noting that the warning links directly to the instructions for reflashing the device (with the obvious caveat that any data that isn't backed up will be lost). So even if you shoot yourself in the foot as root, they're more than happy to point your toward the stack of bandages in the corner.