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From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: www/philosophy android-and-users-freedom.html
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:02:27 +0000

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       11/11/24 14:02:27

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

Log message:
        Update for release of version 4 source.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9

Patches:
Index: android-and-users-freedom.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -b -r1.8 -r1.9
--- android-and-users-freedom.html      19 Nov 2011 16:29:41 -0000      1.8
+++ android-and-users-freedom.html      24 Nov 2011 14:01:57 -0000      1.9
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@
 who want to include some of the changes in their own versions could
 use that code just fine.</p>
 
-<p>The nonrelease of two versions' source code raises concern that Google
-might intend to turn Android proprietary permanently; that the release
-of some Android versions as free software may have been a temporary
-ploy to get community assistance in improving a <a
-href="/philosophy/categories.html#ProprietarySoftware">proprietary
-software</a> product. Let us hope that does not happen.</p>
+<p>Fortunately, source code was released for version 4.0, making the
+nonrelease of version 3 a temporary aberration rather than a policy
+shift.  However, what happens once may happen again.</p>
 
 <p>In any case, most of the source code of some versions of Android has
 been released as free software. Does that mean that products using
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2011/11/19 16:29:41 $
+$Date: 2011/11/24 14:01:57 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>



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