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	Copernicus	2015-09-16 , 12:05
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I sense a contradiction here:

Originally Posted by dcaliste

The Jolla phone is my only phone. I cannot contribute to something that would stay as a toy on a board, I don't have enough time for that, so everything that is fully Open Source but lacks the capability of being my main phone in mundane life is a no go for me, sadly

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Originally Posted by dcaliste

I don't simply understand why they are not releasing as Open Source all the small applications of SFOS (calculator, calendar, mail…).
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The only reasonable explanation that I imagine is a lack of Open Source advantages understanding from the management…

Ok, here's the problem I see: as you say, the fully open mobile devices are still "toys on a board". Only the organizations that have adopted closed-source practices have devices viable for every-day work. So, just what are the advantages of Open Source, then? If, for example, Nemo can never become a viable product, why should anybody at Jolla want to adopt the same strategy as Nemo?

I guess I'm saying, can you really convince Jolla that full open-source is going to help their business? Cause right now, I'm just not seeing it...

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