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Google touted the Android would be the most open mobile platform and they are finally keeping their word. The Mountain View, California based company released the Android platform source code via the Android Open Source Project. Google’s adherence to open-source ideals has resulted in the release of the code a day before consumers can get their hands on the T-Mobile G1.

There is hope from Google that Android can develop a large community similar to Linux. They even cited Linux to alleviate concerns that making Android open source could lead to potential security risks. While Google will be concentrating on developing Android for mobile phones, they hope that people will also be able to apply it to other devices. The ultimate hope from the Android team is that it will be so widespread that it could affect the future of mobile devices and not just phones.

[Forbes]