Android tablets GPL compliance summary

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Post by viraptor » Thu, Dec 30, 2010, 9:41 PM UTC

Android tablets GPL compliance summary
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Re: Android tablets GPL compliance summary

#2

Post by viraptor » Thu, Dec 30, 2010, 9:45 PM UTC

Some more interesting comments / the page that linked to the table: http://www.advogato.org/person/mjg59/diary.html?start=283

Re: Android tablets GPL compliance summary

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Post by ConceptDog » Thu, Dec 30, 2010, 10:43 PM UTC

Makes me feel good about picking Archos. I hope they do very well with their line of Android Tablets.

I'm looking forward to my Archos 70 that's on its way right now.

Re: Android tablets GPL compliance summary

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Post by axod » Fri, Dec 31, 2010, 12:20 AM UTC

ConceptDog wrote: post #3

Makes me feel good about picking Archos. I hope they do very well with their line of Android Tablets. I'm looking forward to my Archos 70 that's on its way right now.

It's cool they're using Android now. I had one of the Archos AV300 range devices when they first came out (6 or 7 years ago?), which used their own proprietary OS which was fairly rubbish. I r/e'd most of the hardware, firmware format, encryption etc which was a heap of fun.

The founder of Archos emailed me to say he'd be suing me unless I stopped. Good times, good times :)

FWIW, unless they've drastically changed I thought Archos hardware was fairly cheap and ill thought out. Didn't seem anywhere near the quality of say Samsung or Apple.

Re: Android tablets GPL compliance summary

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Post by Raphael » Fri, Dec 31, 2010, 1:35 AM UTC

axod wrote: post #4

ConceptDog wrote: post #3

Makes me feel good about picking Archos. I hope they do very well with their line of Android Tablets. I'm looking forward to my Archos 70 that's on its way right now.

It's cool they're using Android now. I had one of the Archos AV300 range devices when they first came out (6 or 7 years ago?), which used their own proprietary OS which was fairly rubbish. I r/e'd most of the hardware, firmware format, encryption etc which was a heap of fun. The founder of Archos emailed me to say he'd be suing me unless I stopped. Good times, good times :) FWIW, unless they've drastically changed I…

What is r/e'd?

Re: Android tablets GPL compliance summary

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Post by metageek » Fri, Dec 31, 2010, 1:44 AM UTC

Raphael wrote: post #5

axod wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's cool they're using Android now. I had one of the Archos AV300 range devices when they first came out (6 or 7 years ago?), which used their own proprietary OS which was fairly rubbish. I r/e'd most of the hardware, firmware format, encryption etc which was a heap of fun. The founder of Archos emailed me to say he'd be suing me unless I stopped. Good times, good times :) FWIW, unless they've drastically changed I…

What is r/e'd?

I never heard it, either; but, from context, it seems to mean "reverse engineered".

Re: Android tablets GPL compliance summary

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 31, 2010, 1:49 AM UTC

Raphael wrote: post #5

axod wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's cool they're using Android now. I had one of the Archos AV300 range devices when they first came out (6 or 7 years ago?), which used their own proprietary OS which was fairly rubbish. I r/e'd most of the hardware, firmware format, encryption etc which was a heap of fun. The founder of Archos emailed me to say he'd be suing me unless I stopped. Good times, good times :) FWIW, unless they've drastically changed I…

What is r/e'd?