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Android Devices Are Hives of License Violations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the license-to-license dept.

inkscapee writes "Android developers are paying little attention to Free/Open Source software licenses and have a 71% violation rate. Come on folks, FOSS licenses are easy to comply with, certainly easier than proprietary software licenses, and less punitive. But it seems even the tiny hoops that FOSS requires are too much for devs eager to cash in."

2 of 299 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Do no evil (directly) by macs4all · · Score: 0, Troll

    You flag the app, and Google will remove the apps from the android market. Why are Google to blame here? iOS has violations too. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/The+Blocks+Cometh/news.asp?c=26696

    Ok, that's one iOS example down, 177,499 to go to equal Android ( at 71% of the 250,000 current iPhone apps).

  2. Re:Do no evil (directly) by KahabutDieDrake · · Score: 1, Troll

    So you want to point a finger at the slashdot community mods as a whole, because you jumped on the Fanboi wagon and started flogging android, only to discover that your precious iOS is just as bad. You then, correctly, retracted your false and zealous statements, which is nice. But then you want to bitch about the burning Karma? Seriously?

    I have an idea, instead of complaining about your bad mods, try reading the article, getting the facts, and formulating a reasonable opinion before posting. I know, you won't get first post. But your karma won't burn either. (figuratively, or literally) As should be apparent, I don't worry much about my karma.