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From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: www/philosophy android-and-users-freedom.html
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:17:15 +0000

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       13/01/05 01:17:15

Modified files:
        philosophy     : android-and-users-freedom.html 

Log message:
        Mention the SDK's overall proprietary software license.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.25&r2=1.26

Patches:
Index: android-and-users-freedom.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html,v
retrieving revision 1.25
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -b -r1.25 -r1.26
--- android-and-users-freedom.html      3 Jan 2013 20:41:29 -0000       1.25
+++ android-and-users-freedom.html      5 Jan 2013 01:17:15 -0000       1.26
@@ -182,10 +182,9 @@
 <p>Android is not a self-hosting system; development for Android needs
 to be done on some other system.  The tools in Google's
 &ldquo;software development kit&rdquo; (SDK) are free, but the
-definition files for certain Google APIs are nonfree.  Installing the
-SDK invites the user to install these nonfree files.  It is possible
-to refuse &mdash; but either way, you can't use these network service
-APIs without nonfree software.</p>
+definition files for certain Google APIs are nonfree, and maybe some
+other parts as well.  Installing the SDK requires signing a
+proprietary software license, which you should refuse to sign.</p>
 
 <p>Recent press coverage of Android focuses on the patent wars. During
 20 years of campaigning for the abolition of software patents, we have
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2013/01/03 20:41:29 $
+$Date: 2013/01/05 01:17:15 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>



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