maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - PETITION to Nokia to release the full source code of the Maemo OS to this Community.

momcilo	2011-06-01 , 22:26
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Originally Posted by geneven

I didn't say so. I assumed that since an official request was recommended, one would be made. If so, when, and what's the deadline?

I gather that Abil will present the petition on his knees, as in days of old -- that should be formal and official enough.

What is a 90% positive result in this case? The King smiles and the petitioner isn't thrown in the moat?

I liked the part with the moat (filled with cold water maybe, or burning oil), but that assumes that petitioner is plain dumb, and you know what wise people say about assumptions...

Given what texrat has already pointed out, about Nokia (king) being a big contributor to linux kernel, it would be difficult to persuade them(copyleft owners, aka potentially pissed peasants) to act, but that may change very rapidly in future, so they may become very motivated. It happened before, even with the big ones.

There are only two ways to conquer the castle: by surprise or starvation. In either case medieval "off with their heads" sounds tempting.

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