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theonelaw	2011-09-30 , 03:29
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Thanks for these very enlightening answers.
Your replies make a big difference to some of us,
and you certainly deserve recognition for your efforts:

Originally Posted by zehjotkah

Awesome questions! Thanks a lot.
Here are the answers:

Can we expect open graphic/wireless drivers whenever/if the intel SoC comes out?

The entire stack will be open.

The best news we could hope for, but:

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What are the lessons learned from MeeGo and Nokia?

With the LiMo Foundation and WAC they have a number of industry players, not only just one partner.

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An industrialist Plutocracy is a committee of sociopathic entities,
by definition. They default to implementing draconian measures
to keep hobbyist/developers away from tinkering with
their money-making machines, which is why:

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Also do they plan some Aegis equivalent (hope not!)?

The same one used already in MeeGo (not Aegis from Harmattan) SMACK based.

is such a telling answer...

quoting an observation from
What is aegis [MSSF] and how does it affect Free Software development? :

Originally Posted by ajack

Thanks for this discussion, am skipping the N9 then... I saw how such a mechanism killed UIQ3 on Symbian...

My sentiments exactly:
If you (corpusculars) are selling a device that is locked into
applications only you (corpusculars) can approve of
and provide the enabling certifications for,
then I don't want to buy into your (corpusclar) garden..

And from a discussion on LWN:
The MeeGo security framework

...is the complete system lockdown that MSSF could enable. Device makers can use the facilities to require that only their signed kernels run on the devices, and that only approved applications get installed. .... Device makers may well have chosen to do that regardless of whether MSSF supported it, but its presence there certainly makes it easier to create freedom-hostile devices. One hopes that at least some device makers choose otherwise.

And this is almost exactly what micro$oft just got outed on
over the direction of implementation for UEFI.

This is devolving to corporate warfare.
The victims will be, as usual, the consumers.

Caveat Emptor

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