On Monday, May 12, 2014 9:14:18 PM UTC+3, Andreas Gal wrote:
> As you probably know only the OEM can speak with confidence about future 
> update plans for devices.
> 
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> 
> That having said, here is some information that might be helpful:
> 
> 
> 
> - The Open C is currently based on the device drivers that also shipped with 
> Android JB. We will continue to support this base system for quite some time 
> (at least 2.0, probably longer).
> 
> - The chipset in the Open C will likely be supported by the chipset vendor 
> with Android KK drivers as well (judging from activity I see in our bugzilla 
> system). We will support the KK drivers for even longer than JB since its the 
> most recent driver API.
> 
> - We are pushing the OEMs pretty hard to make sure that every Firefox OS 
> branded device comes with an unlocked boot loader so even after the OEM stops 
> supplying updates people can update themselves (subject to the usual risks). 
> Sometimes OEMs mess this up and devices come locked, but so far they have 
> always published a follow-up boot image that fixes that.
> 
> 
> 
> If you want a device with maximum update lifetime, check out the Flame. Most 
> of our developers are switching to it, and we have a lot more control over it 
> (an ODM made it just for Mozilla), so we will ensure updates for as long as 
> we can.

Were can one buy this Flame phone, please?

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> Andreas
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> On May 10, 2014, at 10:50 PM, [email protected] wrote:
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> > Hello. Is there any info on future updates for Open C? 2.x branch?  There's 
> > not much info about the phone on the Internet other than announcements and 
> > tech specs so I figured out it's better to ask here. 
> 
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