On 2013-09-29, at 3:30 PM, Paul Sokolovsky <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Currently there is no way to create open hardware for Public >>> wireless (Cell radios) or ISM radios like Bluetooth and Wifi >>> without paying royalties to Qualcomm, Intel, Motorola (Google) and >>> Nokia (Microsoft). It's not that dsigners like me don't want to >>> create great products like that, is that those big companies own >>> the patents on the physical layer of the communication protocols >>> and they are not only protected by the law, but also protected by >>> governments and special interest groups. > > Such problem obviously exists. That's why > official open-ath9k-htc-firmware release is indeed a breakthru.
AMD has just released a bunch of 3D GPU documentation to NDA-free public domain: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ3NDU I wonder how much (if any) of this applies to mobile. Ryan
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