Thread: Closed Source Packages in Maemo
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2009-09-24 , 13:58
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#124
Originally Posted by johnkzin View Post
Whether it is bogus or not is irrelevant. Entities have a right to be wrong, sub-optimal, etc. Nokia, as the owner of the property in question, can choose whatever path they want. Even a bogus path. To tell them that they can't undermines everyone's freedom ... Nokia's, yours, mine, etc.
The "competitive advantage" argument is relevant because that's one of the points that Nokia has made. But I don't think it's fair at this point to say the argument is bogus. Although parts of Maemo 5 are closed, Nokia has apparently indicated it is willing to cooperate on opening parts of Diablo and the graphics drivers for the N8x0, which I think is rather consistent with the competitive advantage considerations for keeping parts closed.
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