[mythtv-users] OT Apple vs GPL (Was: THIS IS A NON-COMMERCIAL MAILING LIST)
jedi
jedi at mishnet.org
Thu Apr 19 18:34:18 UTC 2012
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 09:55:00AM -0700, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 09:19, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 12:11:54PM +0100, Simon Hobson wrote:
> ....
> >> Show me a phone that does not have any restrictions ? There are
> >> none, zero, zilch. Some are less closed than others, but none are
> >> truly open.
> >
> > You can side load Android devices. Just get the dev kit. You can
> > install other people's binaries or build your own. This an option
> > for any un-rooted Android device.
>
> As is usually the case in these discussions, it all depends on ones
> definition of "open".
No. Some people just have a brand fetish and choose to redefine
commonly used terms to cover up certain percieved flaws. They seem
to suffer from a cognitive dissonance and need to alter reality rather
than admit to whatever compromises they have chosen to make.
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