[OSM-dev] Nokia 770

[Raphaël Jacquot]

Robert Scott wrote:
> 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'.

if you really want to pick nits, it's more TI's fault than nokia, they
are the ones imposing stupid stringent useless NDAs on the hardware