Last week, we posted about HTC’s new bootloader policy, in which HTC took a surprisngly refreshing stance against locking users out of their software. That’s a big deal since custom roms and other modifications are half of the fun of the Android camp. We ended off saying we hope others will follow suit.
Well, I’m proud to say that at least one other leading Android manufacturer stepped in with a bold move to embrace the hack/mod/dev community. According to a post on twitter , one of the members of the Cyanogen Mod developer team was given a shiny new Galaxy S 2 directly from Samsung in order to start developing and porting over the popular aftermarket ROM.
Wow, that really means manufacturers are starting to recognize the importance of community supported devices!
If only Apple would follow suit. Heck, even Motorola needs to take a lesson from this. I applaud you, Samsung.
Source: AndroidCentral
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