11 Ways Geeks Measure the World
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Google sends Cease-and-Desist to Android developer
Cyanogen, developer on the popular Android ROM mod CyanogenMod, was contacted by Google today.
See, when T-Mobile released the G1 (as they called it), it was running version 1.1 of the Android operating system. It was slow, bulky, and missing a lot of features that other mobile devices in the same price range had – video recording, multi-touch, and an on-screen keyboard…among other things. But, dedicated HTC Dream (the manufacture's name for the G1) users hacked away until they found a way to root and unlock the potential of the phone’s full capabilities. And then came Cyanogen.
Cyanogen started releasing optimized versions of the v1.5 (Cupcake) Android operating system with all kinds of tweaks and extras. As time went on, he started backporting features from other Android versions, or future versions that have yet to be released on the market. And his version of the Android – dubbed CyanogenMod (CM for short) – quickly became one of the most used ROMs for Android. I have been running it on my Android ever since.
Since it is a port of the standard Android OS with the "Google Experience", it includes standard Google apps like Maps, Gmail, Market, Talk, and YouTube. But, apparently Google is not happy about that. They recently sent a Cease-and-desist order to the developer, and he has stopped development until he can converse more with them.
From a chat-log:
[20:03] <cyanogen> google just cease and desisted me
[20:15] <cyanogen> cyanogenmod is probably going to be dead
[20:16] <cyanogen> i’m opening a dialogue with them
[20:20] <cyanogen> no they are talking specifically about the closed-source google apps
[20:20] <cyanogen> and how i am not licensed to distribute them
[20:20] <cyanogen> my argument is that i only develop for google-experience devices which are already licensed for these apps
[20:20] <cyanogen> so we’ll see what they say
[20:20] <cyanogen> maybe we can work something out
[20:24] <cyanogen> maps, market, talk, gmail, youtube
If you want to support Cyanogen, CyanogenMod, Android modding, and Open-Source software in general, please help spread the word!
Android users can also download the Save CyanogenMod app from the Market to help send a direct voice to Google. App downloads in the 10,000+ range would send a large message.
The cure? Now that is comical
Denis Leary was right after all. Sort of.
A web comic strip explains in simple ink why there is no single "cure" for cancer, at least not in the traditional sense. So stop pretending there is one.
And if you don't read comics, then ask a geek. If anything, you'll better understand what cancer actually is.
Geek Hierarchy
via brunching.com
Pretty funny. Trying to see where I fit in....
Update: This post at Mashable is also very helpful for determining geek status
What is your best programmer joke? - Stack Overflow
A man flying in a hot air balloon suddenly realizes he’s lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts to get directions, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says: "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."
"You must work in Information Technology," says the balloonist.
"I do" replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but It's of no use to anyone."
The man below replies, "You must work in management."
"I do" replies the balloonist, "But how'd you know?"
"Well", says the man, "you don’t know where you are, or where you’re going, you expect me to be able to help. You’re in the same position you were before we met, but now it’s my fault."
Simply brilliant. See the link for more "programmer's jokes"
