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2010-04-21 , 20:06
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Originally Posted by SD69 View Post
Notice I said open needed components, not agree to redistribute binaries. According to this page

http://wiki.maemo.org/Open_developme...losed_packages

nothing was opened in 2009.

You think it was hubris to ask Nokia to help in open source software development related to Maemo?
No, it was a combination of technical (most components wouldn't work on a modern Debian system with the 'cuts' we made) and that we didn't feel we needed them.. It was a mistake and I have admitted to this before. It was hybris to think we could do it on our own with existing community strength. Open sourcing wasn't trivial either. Waiting for something to be open sourced could stall a project.
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