maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Samsung Captivate - Samsung is OPEN-SOURCING their drivers and other code!

	danramos	2010-08-01 , 02:19
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Originally Posted by Stskeeps

While I do appreciate a proper kernel with all modules open sourced, it really (honestly) seems like there's absolutely nothing interesting from userland that's open sourced except of what's required by licensing.

Only makes them comparable to a N900 with closed source bits in userland (3d drivers etc, apps) and open kernel drivers..

I see what you did there and I agree with it. I like that you used the qualifier of "only" being comparable to an N900.

Anyway, the flip side of that is that they're ALREADY starting "only" as open as N900's Maemo 5 and it seems, from the conversations on their development boards, that it'll become MORE open soon enough (not in some far-flung future, but maybe within the next week).

I have to still wonder whether this will ultimately make it more or less open than MeeGo after Nokia's managed to impose their closed-source blobs to defile the operating system.

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