On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 08:56:07AM -0500, jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Luc Verhaegen <l...@skynet.be> wrote: > > I tried to order myself one of those cheap Q88 tablets with an A13 just > > now. Big was my surprise when i got it and popped it open, as i was > > staring at an A23. > > > > Bad news all round really: > > * fully locked down android, no root, no adb. I will give another root > > exploit a try tomorrow. > > * our fel utility does not work. > > * we of course have no code for u-boot or linux yet. > > * nothing on the serial port. > > > > This device is a really serious GPL violator. They even went as far as > > removing all open source licenses from the About section under android > > settings. > > Before jumping to conclusions we need to ask Allwinner for the A23 > Android source. I suspect they will provide that as soon you are able > to locate someone who can fulfill the request. They've released the > source for all of their other chips so I wouldn't expect this one to > be any different. > > Many people have been bugging Allwinner to put up a public git repo > instead handing out tar balls. I also wish they's do a unified Android > release that works on all of their CPUs. Will we ever get Kitkat for > the A10? > > So the GPL violator here is likely the Q88 motherboard manufacturer. > First you will need to identify who it is. That is not a simple task > since it is unlikely to be the company that did final assembly. After > you find them you'll need to explain the GPL to them since they > probably don't understand it. I'd also be suspicious that this > company shipped a beta from Allwinner which wasn't really ready for > release. > > Once the Allwinner A23 SDK is located it shouldn't be too hard to load > it and replace whatever this Q88 vendor did. > > This is just a long education process for these vendors. Allwinner > appears to understand the GPL and seems to be trying to comply with > it. Now Allwinner needs to work on educating their customers on how to > comply too.
This was mostly a heads-up for allwinner or for those who have contacts within allwinner: The hw is out there, and it is currently in clear violation. Please let us get this resolved. Luc Verhaegen. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "linux-sunxi" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to linux-sunxi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
