[Replicant] OT: Open source GSM board

Paul van der Vlis paul at vandervlis.nl
Fri Oct 28 11:33:06 UTC 2016


Op 28-10-16 om 12:29 schreef Bob Ham:
> On Fri, 2016-10-28 at 11:45 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
> 
>>  Those people
>>  have working GSM firmware what compiles using GCC, without blobs
> 
> Unfortuantely, that firmware isn't legal to use in most jurisdictions.
> The source code came from a leak and carries a proprietary license.  The
> people distributing it are violating copyright law.

You are right. But phones with Replicant are using a modem with closed
source firmware. Both is "bad".

It's really difficult to create FOSS GSM firmware without examples,
Michaela is bringing us examples. What Snowden did is very illigal too,
but his information is very interesting.

With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.


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