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console OS 盗窃Android-x86的项目成果

author：黄志伟 Chih-Wei Huang [e-mail]
Hi all,
[CC this to Android-IA list since the guy continues
lying on Android-IA list]

Honestly speaking, I really have no time to check what
Christopher Price and his crappy Console OS did recently.
But I’m getting more and more private requests to ask me
to stop him from stealing the Android-x86 effort.
So as the project leader of the Android-x86 project,
I think I need to do something.

As a background for new comers who haven’t heard
the story of Console OS, here is a brief:

Christopher Price started a project called Console OS
at Kickstart in the middle 2014. He promised
“We’ve rebuilt Android™ to be a primary operating system
for your PC, 2-in-1 or PC Tablet. Over 100 new features
built-in already…”

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmv/console-os-dual-boot-android-remastered-for-the-pc

Christopher also announced his Kickstart campaign
on the android-x86 list to seek for support.
He claimed Console OS will be shipped at the end of 2014.
Finally he succeeded to collect $78,497 for the project.

However, without any real demo and detailed explanation
how he could achieve his goal, the android-x86 community
quickly exposed this is just a scam and banned this guy forever.

In Dec 2014 Christopher released a first test build of Kitkat
called DR1 to his backers only. However, according to
the comments of some backers, this is just a copy of
android-ia image without any promised features.
Most devices he promised to support cannot install
or even boot the DR1.

While most of his backers are waiting for an update of Kitkat DR2,
Christopher claimed he was moving the development
of Console OS to Android 5.x (Lollipop) since most backers
voted to do so. However,
he is unable to deliver any Lollipop build one year later.
He made many excuses like the most devices have
32-bit UEFI (which is never an issue of android-x86),
Intel didn’t support Core processors
(which are supported by android-x86) anymore, and
the Lollipop Logjam (I really have no idea what it is).

Two months ago after the android-x86 5.1-rc1 released,
Christopher claimed he will “open source” the code of
Console OS soon to speed up the development.
Several days ago I was informed the
“Console OS source code” finally appears in github:

https://github.com/iConsole

Guess what it is?
It’s just a copy and forked of Android-x86 5.1-rc1
by renaming Android-x86 to ConsoleOS:

Android-x86 -> ConsoleOS
https://github.com/iConsole/Console-OS_bootable_newinstaller/commit/293ba5c4c0d10b21a08c8aeaa516aa57713706d2

Update generic makefiles for ConsoleOS needs
https://github.com/iConsole/Console-OS_device_generic_common/commit/de1ec1f38d1b77b5134c28ffa6e5eca877365c90

The code can’t lie.
Except the two commits listed above you
couldn’t find any commit made by the Console OS.
There is no any feature developed by them.

According the announcement in the Console OS Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ConsoleInc/
(my comments for each item below)

“What is on GitHub, right now?

• The Android-x86 Core, with some of our improvements

  ==> at least he is honest that he uses android-x86 code,
  but what’s the improvements??

• Device-specific build targets for BayTrail-T

  ==> well, just renaming

• A new home screen, Trebuchet (from CyanogenMod)

  ==> how could you called it an improvement by just
  adding a launcher from another open source project?
  besides, where is the source?

• Intel drivers (though many are not active yet)

  ==> actually all of them are not active
  ”

Strictly speaking, this guy is legally to fork android-x86
and sell it because this project is open source licensed
(via Apache License, GNU GPL or BSD-like licenses
depends on the components you use).
At first I hope I can just ignored what this guy did
and continue our development,
But after reading more evidences including the
comments of his backers and others,
I think I could endure it no longer.

Christopher Price continues cheating his backers
and all others that “his team” is developing an OS which
is much better than other competitors (including android-x86):

http://consoleos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/COS-competitive-061214-003.png

However, one year and a half later,
the guy just copied and renamed android-x86
and then claimed this is his amazing OS!

All the developers of android-x86 including me
have spent many sleepless nights to code,
test and debug android-x86 to make it better,
but this guy just copied it to deceive his backers.
The dishonest actions do hurt the android-x86
community very much.

I have to clarify I’m not against the business.
Using android-x86 to do some business is totally fine.

If at the time his Kickstart campaign began,
he honestly described he will use and ship
a unmodified (just renamed) android-x86 product,
and the backers still support it. I’m fine with it.

If he does make some improvements based
on the android-x86 code, I’m glad to see so.

However, cheating the world that he is developing
something amazing on Kickstart in 2014
but finally just copied an open source project that
he degraded at first (see the competitive chart on his site)
is very immoral.

When Kickstart campaign began in 2014, he promised
you “A” (a much better stuff) and accept your money,
but now he just deliver you “B” (a totally different stuff).
If you are a backer, can you accept?
If this is not a scam, what is a scam?

IMO, Christopher Price and his Console OS is
a cancer that lives by the nutrient of android-x86.
If we can’t cut it immediately, he will continue
absorbing the effort of android-x86 and finally
choke this project.

So if you still cherish the small achievements
we have done so far, please help me to
stop this guy from hurting the community.
I beg for your assistance including

• If you know some media reporters,
  tell them the truth about Console OS.
  Ask your friends to publish some news
  about the failed story of Console OS.
  Forward letter to anyone who heard the
  Console OS and tell them the truth.
• If you are a backer, tell Kickstart and other backers
  the facts. Question Kickstart why they allow
  such a scam existing on its platform.
  Consider to take legal action to stop the scam.
• I believe some developers from the community
  are helping Christopher Price to make the fraud.
  I ask you stop doing so since you’re playing with fire.

Let us know if you have any other idea to stop this guy.

Please keep the discussion rational in this thread.
Avoid words that may result in flaming war.
Also avoid simply reply like “I agree” or “I support you”.
Please express your support by doing the above items
or any useful thing you think.

Finally, if you still believe Christopher Price and his vaporware,
just go away since you are not welcome.

–
Chih-Wei
Android-x86 project
http://www.android-x86.org