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Start with the easy packages first right? You will NEVER get the source to BME. Ever.

Originally Posted by momcilo View Post
Bug 9314 - Re-license BME

So far the bme has following two reasons for being closed sourced:
  1. security
  2. differentiation

Let's assume we can somehow address security concerns (e.g we ensure common user can not be subverted to install bogus package).

So there is something that is somehow so valuable that it can not be released as open source. I still we think we should try to somehow overcome that restraint.

How about releasing a specification for hardware interface + providing simpler, usable, less efficient, but still safe algorithm as the replacement for the advanced closed source variant, that would not threat the differentiation goals of Nokia?

The benefit is that the user can still choose between more efficient closed source variant and less efficient open source variant. The whole thing should be used as backup plan, when Nokia finds itself unable to provide the closed sourced package in future.

The question applies to 770, N800, N810, N900.
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