Re: ANDROID

[Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net>]

On Tue, 2013-10-29 at 10:56 -0400, alex.padoly@laposte.net wrote:
> I shall want to buy a SMARTPHONE with a free O.S (GNU).
> Many of my friends say to me that ANDROID is a free system, it is
> LINUX!
> What do you think about it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29

AFAIK it's free/libre open source, but apps are not for free as in beer.
I didn't read the Wiki, so I don't know if it will answer your question.