Thread: Will MeeGo finally end the Rapid Obsolescence Syndrome (ROS)
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johnel is offline johnel
2010-03-03 , 13:27
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#11
Originally Posted by Matan View Post
This is either a lie or said out of ignorance.

The devices (770, N800, N810, N900) are closed - a lot of their functionality depends on closed drivers (kernel or user space) from Nokia, so only Nokia can port meego (or any other OS) to those devices, but they already indicated they do not intend to do it. You can still hope that they give you the necessary information, either by documentation of the hardware they use or by opening their code, but there is no real reason to expect it to happen.
So is the Mer project a waste of time?

I would imagine it will be possible to port it to older devices too - 770, n800 & n810 as well as the n900.
I don't think this is a lie - it's just my humble opinion.

I am fully aware that there are closed-source aspects to this devices. e.g. gps & phone functionality.

However, that does not mean it will never happen. The MeeGo "stack" is open-source and the licensing terms allow the option to include proprietory drivers.

Maybe Nokia might change thier mind - who knows.

Personally I hate proprietory drivers but unfortunately they do exist.
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