Google Lashes Out at Android Dev

“Google sent shock waves through the Android community late last
week by launching a cease-and-desist order at well-regarded modder
Cyanogen for bundling some of its closed-source applications with
his CyanogenMod ROM.

“CyanogenMod is a free, heavily optimized build of Android 1.5r2
that focuses on performance and reliability. Its developer — Steve
Kondik, also known as “Cyanogen” — claims some 30,000 users for
the firmware product, which bundles closed-source Google apps such
as Gmail, Market, Talk and YouTube More about YouTube.

“”Google just cease and desisted me,” wrote Kondik in a short
chat transcript uncovered by Android and Me last Thursday.
“Cyanogenmod is probably going to be dead. I’m opening a dialogue
with them.”

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