Google Delays General Release of Honeycomb Source

iluvcapra writes "BusinessWeek reports that Google will not be releasing the source code for Android Honeycomb 'for the foreseeable future.' Android lead Andy Rubin is quoted, stating that if Google were to release the source for Honeycomb, Google would be unable to prevent it from being installed on mobile phones and 'creating a really bad user experience.'"

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Re:Educate me.

[Daniel Phillips]

As far as I know, just the Linux kernel is covered by copyleft, because Google really really wants to be able to pull these kinds of shenanigans with impunity, and has gone to considerable lengths to do so. However, playing nice with the community is not just about obeying the letter of the law, but understanding the spirit as well. Just another in a series of significant karma losses for Google.