Thread: Linux is Open Source, Is it Possible for Maemo 5 to be Open Source too?
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Matan is offline Matan
2010-10-03 , 15:35
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#11
Originally Posted by ctbeiser View Post
I think it's worth noting that Maemo is pretty much entirely open source, with the exception of the aforementioned blobs
It would have been worth noting, if it was true. Since this openness claim has nothing to do with reality, it is not worth noting at all.

Originally Posted by TiagoTiago View Post
some firmwares, like for the GSM modem, are also closed ('cause of some lame law that punishes toolmakers for what use random people give to the tools)
No. The firmware is close because Nokia chose that it be close. There is no law requiring it to be close.
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