[OSM-dev] Nokia 770

Robert Scott lists at humanleg.org.uk
Mon Jul 23 17:09:56 BST 2007


On Monday 23 July 2007 16:17, Raphaël Jacquot wrote:
> you can write your own software, the platform runs a hacked up version
> of debian and is totally open :D

Not totally. There are binary drivers. The display driver is nonfree, for 
instance.

Sounds like I'm being a fussy GPL 'bigot'? Well, it's enough to mean that you 
can't put whatever software you want on it and abandon nokia's offerings. 
Which, for a device which no longer gets firmware updates, could be 
important.

GPL 'bigots' usually have logic behind their 'zealotry'.


robert.




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