No Custom ROMs for Honeycomb

[jmc2543]

Well via to an article over at Android Central, and Bloomberg: Business Week, its been said by Google that they wont be releasing the source code for Honeycomb. The reasoning behind it apparently is to keep your small time, crap companies, from trying to put 3.0.x onto a device and giving android a bad rep. So I dont think we will be seeing any ROMs until Ice cream.



Source: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2011/tc20110324_269784.htm

http://www.androidcentral.com/google-not-open-sourcing-honeycomb-says-bloomberg

 

[Elementix]

Google Holds Honeycomb Tight
It will delay distribution of new Android tablet source code to outside programmers

We'll get it eventually..

 

[jmc2543]

Eventually we may but they are saying they dont want craplet devices coming out that aren't intended to run HC. Yea I can see them releasing the source code, after they get a version of this new style android that runs on phones and tables, AKA ice cream. They also say that it wont be release in the foreseeable future, I take this as dont loose sleep waiting for it.

 

[whitedragon33]

Eventually we may but they are saying they dont want craplet devices coming out that aren't intended to run HC. Yea I can see them releasing the source code, after they get a version of this new style android that runs on phones and tables, AKA ice cream. They also say that it wont be release in the foreseeable future, I take this as dont loose sleep waiting for it.

+1
running Tiamat .1.1.6 for the OCing & USB

 

[orionshock]

I Saw somewhere that they are only holding the source code back from the masses to fuckup. you can still request & sign for the source code if you ask google directly.

IANAL, but if the owner of the source code decides not to publish, isn't that their right? regardless what "Licence" they publish it under?

 

[IndivisibleP]

When it comes to preventing carriers from putting money sucking spamware on your phone googles "that would jepordize the very definition of open source". But when it comes to releasing the source code for developers to smooth out and patch their half baked OS so each consumer (who paid an unwarranted premium for their device in the first place) can have the free choice of how they would like their "open source" OS to function googles.

Say it aint so.

MOD EDIT: Language

 

[colbyb25]

I think people need to relax on this issue. Google will release it when they are ready. Either way I can almost guarantee that it will be leaked. The Dev community always gets what I needs. To be honest it is a little annoying that the android community freaks out over everything. Everyone just relax. I am going to go back to enjoying my Xoom.

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[Kcarpenter]

I Saw somewhere that they are only holding the source code back from the masses to fuckup. you can still request & sign for the source code if you ask google directly.

IANAL, but if the owner of the source code decides not to publish, isn't that their right? regardless what "Licence" they publish it under?

Not if they have already distributed product using it. AKA Xoom.

 

[lesjaw]

I think people need to relax on this issue. Google will release it when they are ready. Either way I can almost guarantee that it will be leaked. The Dev community always gets what I needs. To be honest it is a little annoying that the android community freaks out over everything. Everyone just relax. I am going to go back to enjoying my Xoom.

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I believe this is not just a simple issue.. leaked <> AOSP

one thing for sure, if we don't have HC AOSP, never expect custom rom..

this android open source is going into nightmare .. Google please remember this "Don't be Evil" ..

this is ur second Evil move after c&d letter to cyanogen..

peace all..

 

[Kcarpenter]

Curious why there haven't been any Zip Aligned or Deodexed roms put out, even if that is as far as we can go other than Kernel Tweaks.

I'm not complaining, just curious.

I guess well have stuff in due time.

 

[armychris28210]

So if I type assassinate and then.....Google, do u think they will send a team of nerds and lawyers to get me. Be a martyr...start a revolution..Viva la Zoom
...j/k. Not serious

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[Bauxite]

You don't need the source code to make a quality rom.

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[bigrushdog]

+1
running Tiamat .1.1.6 for the OCing & USB

Ftw

Curious why there haven't been any Zip Aligned or Deodexed roms put out, even if that is as far as we can go other than Kernel Tweaks.

I'm not complaining, just curious.

I guess well have stuff in due time.

You don't need the source code to make a quality rom.

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Here's the deal guys. The legend JesusFreke has stated that he needs source to update his programs smali / baksmali. The are the base tools for decompiling framework and apk.
we cannot deodex rom without those tools. Thus we cannot modify smali and XML. So we are stuck with a stock rom. But we have kernel source which is far more important.

So, its all good for now

 

[B Dizzle]

Is it still possible to theme the Stock ROM without deodexing? I thought I read somewhere that you could but it was not as easy.

 

[robbiev80]

Samsung probably pissed them off for putting their craptastic TouchWiz on the new Galaxy Tabs.

 

[th0r615]

I bet you we'll see the Honeycomb source around the I/O in May. I bet we'll also get the deal on 2.4 and some hints for the next version which will unify the tablet and phone forks back into one.

 

[Kcarpenter]

I bet you we'll see the Honeycomb source around the I/O in May. I bet we'll also get the deal on 2.4 and some hints for the next version which will unify the tablet and phone forks back into one.

3 weeks after io..I think that's how long it took for froyo source.


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[theermine]

My guess is Google is probably more worried about all the bagnasty China tabs that have flooded the market all running earlier versions of Android.. Imagine the cheap China crap that would hit the streets if they released the HC Source.. No way the masses would pay the big bucks for the Google sanctioned Tablets when they could pick up a China tab for pennies on the dollar..

 

[EwanG]

While I don't think Google is doing themselves any favors by taking this approach, I would point out that folks would probably make more headway spending time porting Ubuntu or one of the other Linux distributions to the Xoom than trying to prevail on Google to change their ways.

 

[GulMiguel]

Let's Take A Deep Breath Folks

I'm going to keep this short because I'm not a developer yet, so I'm only qualified to speak as a user and as a grateful member of this forum. As I understand it, in order to be "open" the code has to eventually be released (kind of like non-packaged Linux, i.e. CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.).

From what I've experienced, the only people that DON'T want code coming to us are the carriers. When you folks develop way better ROMs than the crap with bloatware that they try to pass off to us, it hurts their wallets - BFD!!

I'm honored and proud of you guys and I KNOW that the Google probably held it for legitimate problems that they're going to fix for us. Once that's done, they KNOW that once you get a hold of it, more people are going to be exposed to it which only makes more people want future versions. that's how I got snagged by you folks, first with Windows Mobile and then with Android.

I have faith in parts of the system. I have faith in Google to deliver their end, it's the carriers and their greedy practices that I don't trust. Keep the faith folks, take a deep breath and relax. XOOM has been here for only a minute, but we KNOW that it's unlocked, it's rooted and as soon as the 4G hardware and the SD card issues are resolved, we're going to be hip-deep in better versions of the ROMs. I believe that with all my heart because you folks have shown it to me time and again.

It's gonna be great - just wait and see.