For what it's worth, I fully support Luc's actions to document Allwinner's GPL violations.
I also believe it is in Allwinner's interest to fully comply with the GPL and that it's a pity that they don't understand this. How many (extremely expensive) engineer-hours has this community generously contributed to firmware/software development on Allwinner SOCs? I am positive that Allwinner's present market share is in good part the result of this community's work (although this assertion is impossible to prove), so why not help this community by not having to reverse-engineer so many things? And finally, last but not least, I firmly believe that it is in the interest of this community to have Allwinner fully comply with the GPL and freely provide as much documentation as possible. So we should all stand behind Luc and not be indifferent or worse, critical of his actions. Let me explain briefly where I am coming from: - First developer to have Linux booting on a dual-core Cortex-A9 AML8726MX tablet. Tried in vain to get any response from Amlogic about cooperation with the Linux development community. Dropped development on this platform because of total lack of support from Amlogic. Apparently in the last few months they have been trying to reverse this situation, but I would say it's too little, too late. - First developer to have Linux booting on a dual-core RK3066 stick. Tried in vain to get any response from Rockchip and from RK3066 stick manufacturers about cooperation with the Linux development community. Again, dropped development on this platform and all subsequent Rockchip SOCs because of total lack of support from Rockchip (one of the Android stick manufacturers explained to me that he was himself being charged by Rockchip for kernel customization services and did not have access to the kernel source). And if I may add, to this day the various kernels that they have discreetly leaked are so unstable that I personally consider Rockchip SOCs to be among the worst possible platforms for Linux and Android. On Wednesday, August 27, 2014 4:21:35 PM UTC+2, Luc Verhaegen wrote: > > In order to satisfy wikipedia, i have to provide a more reliable source > than our wiki. ... > -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
