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Learning experiencesLearning experiencesPosted Oct 13, 2009 13:24 UTC (Tue) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239)In reply to: Learning experiences by man_ls Parent article: Free N900 (KDE.News)
I'm not aware of a single modern embedded 3D core that has fully open drivers, and Nokia don't have the design experience to produce one themselves.
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Closed until further notice Posted Oct 13, 2009 19:29 UTC (Tue) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link] I was not specifically talking about 3D cores, embedded or otherwise. But I (and surely many others) was hoping that the N900 would be the first truly open smartphone out there (with OpenMoko's permission), even if they had to innovate a lot. Not just "each bit closed until people nag them enough to bother", as the wiki pages seem to suggest. Proprietary userspace we can live with (or without); but binary drivers are about the worst, right after locked bootloader.
Closed until further notice Posted Oct 13, 2009 19:44 UTC (Tue) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link]
Nokia isn't a direct customer of any embedded 3D core vendor, and as a consequence they have no direct leverage in this matter. Changing that would require Nokia to either design their own 3D core or get into SoC design, and neither of these are realistic options. So, while, yes, it would be awesome if Nokia were to release an entirely open smartphone, having that happen would require a vast capital outlay for approximately no benefit to Nokia.
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