Survey: Android Tablets "Sad state of Open Source"

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A survey of eight makers of Android-based tablets found only one in compliance with the GPL requirements of the Linux kernel within Android

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Created by tisha 13 years 37 weeks ago
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Sad conclusion

"Until then, if you care about open source you may actually be better off buying an iPad than many of the devices listed above. At least Apple comply with GPL and contribute back to the open source projects that they benefit from!"

I often wonder just how good Android is for the GPL and Free Software.

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