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2011-10-06 , 09:36
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Originally Posted by abill_uk View Post
But but how on earth can an OS be designed around CLOSED components???
A lot of them do, because they *have* to, under the conditions of their license. The Linux kernel is GPLv2, which means that if you distribute binaries, you must also distribute your source.

Furthermore: not all devices require closed components at all. Think commodity hardware.
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