Lior Kaplan wrote:
2009/8/29 Erez D <erez0...@gmail.com>:
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 ?

The GSM part can't be open as that's an FCC requirements. Open Moko
has the same issue.
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.

Shachar

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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
http://www.lingnu.com

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