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[Savannah-register-public] hosting gnu apps for non gnu platform


From: info aaraai
Subject: [Savannah-register-public] hosting gnu apps for non gnu platform
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:15:31 +0100

Hello,
I plan to develop apps and am aware of other sites that would host it.
But wish to get official word from you if you find it offensive to
host such a software if it would be for use on a platform that isn't
100% free software.

The application itself would conform to GNU/FSM requirements.

Reference:
Android (google) stuff is open source platform and apps could be GNU
licensed. But the platform itself isn't GNU. It uses open source Linux
kernel with proprietary firmware support and a fat stack of Apache2
licence on top of it.

(
My view:
#1: Like GNU software itself was developed keeping kernel development
independent, GNU apps for android could be allowed on your servers.
This might at some point of time reverse encourage using a purely open
platform too.
#2: Most apps can run on emulator that is purely open source stuff. Of
course Apache2.
)

Eagerly waiting to hear from you.
Regards,
Aaraai




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