Thread: Samsung Captivate - Samsung is OPEN-SOURCING their drivers and other code!
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2010-07-31 , 06:41
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#23
Originally Posted by Stskeeps View Post
Initial analysis:

Kernel
* Open: wifi, Camera, FM radio, vibrator driver, touchsense, 'PDP Muxer/Demuxer'
* Bad things: Seems to include closed source s3c_bc, LCD, closed source pvrsrvkm (come on, it's open source in TI's packages..)

Platform:

* Some Netscape plugin gateway, looks incomplete to build
* Bunch of blobs (BRCM adaptation..)

That said, my download was corrupted so there might be more than I see, but initially, it looks like a bad mix of blobs and even closed source kernel modules.. so thumbs down from my side :/
Hmm.. SOOOOOO far it sounds at least as open as Nokia's Maemo sources/blobs so far. But really? The TI driver is a blob while there's an open copy laying around somewhere? :P

But, as said earlier, let's see what you find when you get the WHOLE thing properly.