Thread: Nokia is under pressure from Silicon Valley
View Single Post
voidster is offline voidster
2010-02-26 , 22:35
Posts: 6 | Thanked: 4 times | Joined on Jan 2010
#64
Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
This is, quite frankly, just this side of slander. Linux users tend to be far more accepting of open source developers and those who earn money not by selling licenses, but by getting paid for the actual act of writing the software. Many, many Linux developers are paid for their work.


I know I was sticking my chin out a bit with that comment. I know a lot of people are paid for writing for linux. It does still not change the fact that companies are driven by profit and to focus on a new device (read differing APIs/frameworks/HW) you really need to be able to see a way to make money - and that is where I feel linux based systems sometimes have a problem. While a big company may be able to derive profit from for example sold devices a smaller SW applications only company will be reluctant to produce for a device where they can't see the buyers. For my part I am rather sad that the early Shareware concept of Windows didn't fully work. I mean, that would be a nice way to derive profits from developing for for instance the n900.
(btw... I am a linux user myself - only I try to be objective when it comes to money.)

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
No DRM solution can be considered secure when the user still has the ability to replace the kernel. This is why Nokia is discussing the "closed" and "open" modes for the next device, so the user can decide.
Well, I understand the problem - but I really do not feel open/close would satisfy me. I enjoy having full access to the phone. The question is - would the solution need to be 100% secure? I mean, you could perhaps lock sw to the IMEI and some other magic and then get a sufficiently good solution to protect aspiring developers somewhat.