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2008-09-27
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Um... Search first?
And... Archos is Open Source? That's a rather surprising development
And... Archos is Open Source? That's a rather surprising development
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2008-09-27
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Would be interesting to see what hw accel they use/codecs/etc.
Time to mount some isos and have a browse
Time to mount some isos and have a browse
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2008-09-27
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Originally Posted by Bundyo
quick guess is that they use the linux kernel and some other stuff to make the development time shorter, but on top of that have their own proprietary ui toolkit and stuff doing the actual user accessed stuff.
Um... Search first?
And... Archos is Open Source? That's a rather surprising development
that way they can be compliant to GPL and also have their cake.
kinda like how nokia have done their "differencing"...
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2008-09-27
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#5
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Yeah, I saw mention of Qt on their website
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2008-09-27
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It is NOT open source. Even if it runs on some type of *nix, it is not open source. They patch up any holes that lead to the device's freedom.
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2008-09-27
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Originally Posted by Bundyo
Yeah, I snorted coffee through my nose as well.
Um... Search first?
And... Archos is Open Source? That's a rather surprising development
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Watch out Nokia, Pandora's box has opened (sorta)...
I do love explaining cryptic sigs, but for the impatient: http://www.openpandora.org/
Watch out Nokia, Pandora's box has opened (sorta)...
I do love explaining cryptic sigs, but for the impatient: http://www.openpandora.org/
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2008-09-28
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and this ARCHOS Generation 5 Codice sorgente:
versione1.3.x (194821Kb)
isn't source code ?
versione1.3.x (194821Kb)
isn't source code ?
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2008-09-28
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gah, what a silly page layout.
to get the iso link, one had to click on the "notice of GNU GPL" button, that says nothing about there being a link further down.
and yes, that iso probably holds source code. but it would not surprise me that the real meat, the interface, codecs and drivers, are not under GPL and therefor not found on the iso.
remember, QT is dual licensed. archos could just get a license from trolltech, and not having to disclose anything interface related.
btw, same page in english:
http://www.archos.com/support/suppor...try=us&lang=en
to get the iso link, one had to click on the "notice of GNU GPL" button, that says nothing about there being a link further down.
and yes, that iso probably holds source code. but it would not surprise me that the real meat, the interface, codecs and drivers, are not under GPL and therefor not found on the iso.
remember, QT is dual licensed. archos could just get a license from trolltech, and not having to disclose anything interface related.
btw, same page in english:
http://www.archos.com/support/suppor...try=us&lang=en
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2008-09-28
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"The products listed below include some Free Software programs which are copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation and others and published under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
In compliance with the GPL and LGPL, we provide the source code of these programs for download."
... The keyword is "some"
EDIT: About 95% of the iso is full with this:
http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspspla...contentId=2552
Last edited by Bundyo; 2008-09-28 at 20:47.
In compliance with the GPL and LGPL, we provide the source code of these programs for download."
... The keyword is "some"
EDIT: About 95% of the iso is full with this:
http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspspla...contentId=2552
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Last edited by Bundyo; 2008-09-28 at 20:47.
ARCHOS Generation 5
Operating System Source Code
http://www.archos.com/support/suppor...try=it&lang=it