[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“According to the Free Software Foundation Europe, the Android
mobile OS and applications for it impinge on personal freedoms, and
something needs to be done about this state of affairs. The
foundation is encouraging community members to adopt numerous
applications and services that it sees as preserving freedom, and
encouraging developers to take Android alternatives to the next
level. Here are the details.“According to the foundation’s Free Your Android! page, there
are ways that Android users can regain control of lost
freedoms:“‘Android is a mostly free operating system mainly developed by
Google. Unfortunately, the drivers for most devices and most
applications from the ‘market’ are not free (as in free speech, not
free beer). They frequently work against the interest of the users,
spy on them and sometimes can not even be removed. This campaign
can help you to regain control of your Android device and your
data. It collects information about running an Android system as
free as possible and tries to coordinate the efforts in this
area.'”