Boot2Gecko - Open Web Device

arne anka openmoko at ginguppin.de
Sat Apr 7 16:54:57 CEST 2012


>
>     The Open Web Device is also using a Linux Kernel (the same
>     one used by Android devices) which is also open. This is a
>     100% open project [...]
>
>  should fire up all the alarms.  Sure, the kernel is open.  What
>  about the drivers?  Are we going to be playing the "open shim to
>  closed drivers" game again?  Is the video driver open?  Is the
>  modem driver open?  Is the audio driver open?  Is the GPS driver
>  open?  Are *ALL* the drivers open?

since the OP posted this in the OM mailing list, s/he clearly has the  
GTAXX devices in mind -- and, yes those drivers _are_ open.
which devices the B2G project has in mind does not concern us -- so,  
please, don't discuss that here but go to the B2G site and vent your  
concerns there.




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