www/philosophy android-and-users-freedom.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/08/17 23:27:14

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

Log message:
        Explain better about Google Play.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.47&r2=1.48

Patches:
Index: android-and-users-freedom.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html,v
retrieving revision 1.47
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -u -b -r1.47 -r1.48
--- android-and-users-freedom.html      13 Aug 2014 03:39:27 -0000      1.47
+++ android-and-users-freedom.html      17 Aug 2014 23:27:12 -0000      1.48
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@
 <p>Most Android devices come with the nonfree Google Play software
 (formerly &ldquo;Android Market&rdquo;).  This software invites users
 with a Google account to install nonfree apps.  It also has a back
-door with which Google can forcibly install or deinstall apps.  This
-is officially not part of Android, but that doesn't make it any less
-bad.
+door with which Google can forcibly install or deinstall apps.  (This
+probably makes it a universal back door, though that is not proved.)
+Google Play is officially not part of Android, but that doesn't make
+it any less bad.
 </p>
 
 <p>If you value freedom, you don't want the nonfree apps that Google
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/08/13 03:39:27 $
+$Date: 2014/08/17 23:27:12 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>