He meant free (as in freedom), not open. "Proof" of that is in the submission's ...

		devcpp on Oct 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open so... He meant free (as in freedom), not open. "Proof" of that is in the submission's article. It's not exactly a formal proof but it has convinced most people here. Unfortunately, this highlights some weaknesses in the GPLv2, which is supposed to guarantee freedom.

Android largely isn't GPLv2.