Can The Proprietary GPS Daemon Be Removed?

Dave Crossland dave at lab6.com
Wed Nov 29 18:17:49 CET 2006


On 29/11/06, Sean Moss-Pultz <sean_mosko at fic.com.tw> wrote:
>
> > Okay, so all the GSM stuff is done in ROM? Or is
> > this non-free firmware?
>
> It's a completely separate system. It's got it's own (proprietary) OS,
> middleware, AT command layer, etc...
>
> Our (open) application processor -- the 2410 -- talks to this using
> standardized AT commands over UART.

Okay cool.

I'm essentially asking if its theoretically possible that this phone
might be FSF endorsed - non-free firmware is fine by the FSF as long
as it is burned onto a ROM and can never present an ethical problem.

-- 
Regards,
Dave




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