[GRLUG] WebOS for HP machines

[Bob Kline]

But aren't all Linux modifications supposed
to be made available as source code?  I suppose
a company can just say "go pound sand."

   -- Bob


On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:13 AM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org>wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 09:06:16AM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > So yes, it appears HP might be thinking it can go the Apple route and
> > make its OS proprietary.  But how, using a Linux kernel?
>
> Archos makes Linux devices that are proprietary.  All software that runs
> on them must have a digital signature in order for the hardware to allow
> it to run.  All the code is available though the digital signature is
> not.  Not enough people care or it would have been cracked long ago.
> It's a shame, too.  I have one of their portable video devices and I
> must say it is quite amazing in its quality.  However, I cannot do
> anything with it that Archos won't let me do.
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