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Android turns 5 years old (The H)

karim — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:31:04 +0000

I know what Google does and there are business reasons for doing it which I actually think are reasonably defensible.

I have no idea what the OHA does though. If you have any ***detailed*** information about how it works, does it have a board, who is the permanent staff, what *specific* privileges members get, etc. I would be happy to hear about it.

Thanks,

Android turns 5 years old (The H)

khim — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:25:49 +0000

OHA develops Android, obviously. Why do you think they have such complex system with it's own web UI? This is because the whole thing is developed by competitors who don't trust each other. There are bazillion NDAs and everything is done in very coopetive fashion. LG does not know what Samsung is doing and Google have no idea about HTC's extensions, but there are common core, too.

And you wonder why "pure open-source projects" with their "everything should happen in the open" mantra went nowhere in the mobile market?

Android turns 5 years old (The H)

karim — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:12:51 +0000

Now, if only I knew what the OHA does exactly.

Android turns 5 years old (The H)

KaiRo — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:16:32 +0000

5 years? Maybe since it became public, but Android, Inc. was found in October 2003, that's 9 years ago, actually - and Google bought it in August 2005.

Android turns 5 years old (The H)

juliank — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:59:18 +0000

Happy birthday, Android.