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#78
Originally Posted by R-R View Post
How about: Nokia makes an ethical/public notice saying that we will release FOSS version 1 year from the binary for very specific bleeding edge stuff... That doesn't solve the trust issue but at least it gives us confidence that they really are doing it to preserve their research/market advantages and nothing else.
I agree in principle but not to details. 1 year is too short IMO. 2, maybe 3... it really depends on the product's intended lifecycle and where the long tail begins...
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