Nokia's attitudes & OpenMoko

Sat Jun 14 10:06:38 -0700 2008
(in reply to Nokia's attitudes & OpenMoko )

Thank god.  I didn't think I could be the only one horrified by this cheerleading for closed source, DRM and software patents.  Those of us who use free software cannot support locking down, either in the software or the hardware.  Rather than being a good thing this "clear bright lines" is a Frankenstein's monster.  Maybe paid developers will build this way,  maybe manufacturers will use it but it's nothing the FOSS community is going to cheer about.  Remember, you're not just locking the consumer out, your locking out the developers too.  They are the ones who will crack your shit rather than have their usage restricted.  If they can't crack it they won't hack it so say goodbye to your development model.