[Asterisk-Users] [OT] stupid firmware question...

Martijn van Oosterhout martijn at ecomtel.com.au
Wed Mar 2 14:08:09 MST 2005


On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 02:24:17PM -0600, Chris Wade wrote:
> PS: [* put on flame suit *] why won't any of the phone manufacturer's 
> just open-source the firmware for their phones? [* ducks head back 
> inside gopher hole just before a giant fireball hits *]

Probably because they're afraid you might do a better job...

That aside, if they'd acquired licences for codecs or things, it might
be tricky. Then again, if you paid for the licence when you bought the
phone why would they care.

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Martijn van Oosterhout
Ecomtel Pty Ltd



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