summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/docs/html/guide/appendix/faq/licensingandoss.jd
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/html/guide/appendix/faq/licensingandoss.jd')
-rw-r--r--docs/html/guide/appendix/faq/licensingandoss.jd17
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/appendix/faq/licensingandoss.jd b/docs/html/guide/appendix/faq/licensingandoss.jd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a907d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/html/guide/appendix/faq/licensingandoss.jd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+page.title=Android Open Source Licensing FAQ
+@jd:body
+
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="#mirror">Where can I find the open source components of Android?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#timeline">When will we see more code released under open source licenses?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#apache2">Why are you releasing the code under the Apache License instead of GPLv2?</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="mirror" id="mirror"></a><h2>Where can I find the open source components of Android?</h2>
+<p>The source code for the full Android stack is available from the <a href="http://www.android.com/opensource">Android Open Source Project </a> site.
+
+<p>Other mirrored GPL and LGPL'd components are available at <a href="http://code.google.com/p/android/downloads/list"><code>http://code.google.com/p/android/downloads/list</code></a>.</p>
+<p>Notices for other licenses can be found within the SDK.</p>
+
+<a name="apache2" id="apache2"></a><h2>Why are you releasing the code under the Apache License instead of GPLv2?</h2>
+<p>One of the best explanations for the reasoning behind releasing code under Apache2 can be found in a <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071106-why-google-chose-the-apache-software-license-over-gplv2.html">ArsTechnica article</a> by Ryan Paul.</p>