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Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: Mickeyl on December 02, 2004, 09:39:15 am

Can all of you SL-C3000 owners please formally request publication of the kernel sources?
This could (maybe) speed up them releasing the source hence enabling 3K-support of 3rd party ROMs.

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: ArchiMark on December 02, 2004, 10:11:58 am

Mickeyl,

I would be glad to do that, but have never done that before.

Do you or anyone else have a suggestion as to who to contact at Sharp?

Thanks,

Mark
SL-C3000

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: ZeeUser on December 02, 2004, 10:13:19 am

Also, perhaps someone could start one of those online petitions and direct Sharp to it?

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: Hrw on December 02, 2004, 10:40:33 am

It is available now:
http://developer.ezaurus.com/sl_j/source/source_dl_c3000.htm (http://developer.ezaurus.com/sl_j/source/source_dl_c3000.htm)

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: ArchiMark on December 02, 2004, 11:50:21 am

That's great Hrw!

Saved me an email!  

Mark

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: ZeeUser on December 07, 2004, 09:32:24 am

Is a flashable ROM image available for the C3000 yet? Where are the ROMs for the other Japanese Zauri located?

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: iamasmith on December 07, 2004, 10:52:19 am

Has anyone tried this on other models yet ?, does the binary only SD Card driver work ?

I presume there's no problem sharing the binary only driver since being a kernel module it's GPL by inference. (AND STRICTLY SHOULD COME WITH SOURCE).

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: kopsis on December 07, 2004, 11:31:31 am

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I presume there's no problem sharing the binary only driver since being a kernel module it's GPL by inference. (AND STRICTLY SHOULD COME WITH SOURCE).

Linux kernel modules do not have to be released under the GPL. Though Linus frowns on it and attempts to discourage the practice, it is perfectly legal to develop and distribute a non-GPL'd kernel module under a restrictive commercial license and without source code.

If this were not the case, there would be no SD drivers of any kind for the Zaurus since joining the SD association and getting the specs required need to write the module forces you to enter into a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits publishing the source for the drivers.

Title: Sl-c3000 Kernel Source
Post by: iamasmith on December 07, 2004, 11:54:06 am

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Linux kernel modules do not have to be released under the GPL. Though Linus frowns on it and attempts to discourage the practice, it is perfectly legal to develop and distribute a non-GPL'd kernel module under a restrictive commercial license and without source code.

If this were not the case, there would be no SD drivers of any kind for the Zaurus since joining the SD association and getting the specs required need to write the module forces you to enter into a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits publishing the source for the drivers.

Ooh, sounds like a debate worthy of a new thread.

https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...?showtopic=9129 (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9129)