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Originally Posted by guylhem
I too would be willing to kick in $100, or even 100 euros. But I think the chances are extremely poor Nokia would go for it.
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I'd like to commit $100 to such effort. Maybe we could raise enough to either relicense the non-free parts or have them redevelopped from scratch??
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If this were to happen, what would Nokia have to lose?
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I would commit 100$ to such effort.
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no way I pay for deprecated maemo5 code!!
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Originally Posted by mikecomputing
it's about trademark.
no way I pay for deprecated maemo5 code!!
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Regarding the trademark, I guess using a different name ala iceweasel would be fine if Nokia wants to keep maemo.
But yes I'd be really interested in getting the full source out - deprecated or not, it works fine, while meego was never completed.
A $500 bounty may not be enough however :-/
But yes I'd be really interested in getting the full source out - deprecated or not, it works fine, while meego was never completed.
A $500 bounty may not be enough however :-/
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Originally Posted by IDN900
Invaluable Patents.
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Originally Posted by Hootenholler
No new kittens in the crowded neighbourhood.
Invaluable Patents.
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I didn't realise borking the SMbus busy-bit check was patentable.
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I have not found previous messages about that, so I wonder - has there ever been an attempt to raise funds and buy maemo from Nokia?
I don't want to start a flamewar, but with the latest info about tizen and meego, it seems to be the only way to secure a free and *working* OS.
I'd like to commit $100 to such effort. Maybe we could raise enough to either relicense the non-free parts or have them redevelopped from scratch??
Guylhem