On 10/28/2016 07:33 AM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Op 28-10-16 om 12:29 schreef Bob Ham: >> On Fri, 2016-10-28 at 11:45 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: >> >>> Those people >>> have working GSM firmware what compiles using GCC, without blobs >> >> Unfortuantely, that firmware isn't legal to use in most jurisdictions. >> The source code came from a leak and carries a proprietary license. The >> people distributing it are violating copyright law. > > You are right. But phones with Replicant are using a modem with closed > source firmware. Both is "bad". > > It's really difficult to create FOSS GSM firmware without examples, > Michaela is bringing us examples. What Snowden did is very illigal too, > but his information is very interesting.
I suspect they will have to use the "Chinese Wall" method, like Compaq did to clone the original IBM BIOS: Make a specification based upon what the leaked code does. Have people who have never seen the leaked code write a separate implementation based entirely on the specification. That will be legal, at least in the US. It's time-consuming and requires people. --BK
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