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Lior Kaplan wrote:
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<pre wrap="">2009/8/29 Erez D <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:erez0001@gmail.com"><erez0001@gmail.com></a>:
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<pre wrap="">nokia is realeasing the N900 smartphone. which is using maemo (linux) as
it's os.
will this be a de-facto open phone, or could nokia keep it closed ?
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The GSM part can't be open as that's an FCC requirements. Open Moko
has the same issue.
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The question remains, will it prevent me from compiling my own kernel?
In the Neo, the GSM is a completely different unit, and therefor does
not require proprietary drivers in the kernel.<br>
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Shachar<br>
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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
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