Comment Re:Did they (Score 1) 322
No, you just entirely missed the point of the comment because you focused on one line and tried to be pedantic.
The point is that I, as a user, cannot take the code and make a fix and apply it on my system. Sure, I can put my own compiler on there, but if there is a bug in the GUI layer that causes it to hang when I enter suspend I cannot go to the git repository and apply a fix and run with it. I'd have to wait until Mr. Jobs has blessed the next version of OSX and hope that they've fixed my bug.
Now, I'm not positive Android in most forms holds true to the "no freedom has been lost" part because the vendors don't allow you to flash your own code image without doing a good deal of hacking and violating your service agreements.
The point is that I, as a user, cannot take the code and make a fix and apply it on my system. Sure, I can put my own compiler on there, but if there is a bug in the GUI layer that causes it to hang when I enter suspend I cannot go to the git repository and apply a fix and run with it. I'd have to wait until Mr. Jobs has blessed the next version of OSX and hope that they've fixed my bug.
Now, I'm not positive Android in most forms holds true to the "no freedom has been lost" part because the vendors don't allow you to flash your own code image without doing a good deal of hacking and violating your service agreements.