Comments on: Nokia to acquire Symbian: make it open source http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/nokia-to-acquire-symbian-make-it-open-source/ Stories from around the Nokia neighbourhood Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Antony Pranata http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/nokia-to-acquire-symbian-make-it-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Antony Pranata Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:31:40 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=504#comment-858 @Tsiolkovsky: Unfortunately, it's not going to be GPL (I wish it would be GPL-compatible too). It will be Eclipse Public License (http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html) @Tsiolkovsky: Unfortunately, it’s not going to be GPL (I wish it would be GPL-compatible too).

It will be Eclipse Public License (http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html)

]]> By: Antony Pranata http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/nokia-to-acquire-symbian-make-it-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Antony Pranata Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:14:41 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=504#comment-859 Oopss... I wrote my comment too early today. After reading news and digesting the press release, this is really huge... much more huge that I though. You can ignore my previous comment. Oopss… I wrote my comment too early today. After reading news and digesting the press release, this is really huge… much more huge that I though. You can ignore my previous comment.

]]> By: Tsiolkovsky http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/nokia-to-acquire-symbian-make-it-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Tsiolkovsky Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:51:36 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=504#comment-860 Wow, this is some great news from Nokia! Will the license be a true open source license? Will it be compatible with GPL? Maybe even GPLv3? Wow, this is some great news from Nokia! Will the license be a true open source license? Will it be compatible with GPL? Maybe even GPLv3?

]]> By: Antony Pranata http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/nokia-to-acquire-symbian-make-it-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Antony Pranata Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:42:14 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=504#comment-861 When I read the title, I'm really shocked. Is Symbian going to open-source their operating system? After carefully reading the press release, it seems only the "development platform" that will be open source. The operating system itself will still be source-closed. I'm a bit confused here. :( When I read the title, I’m really shocked. Is Symbian going to open-source their operating system?

After carefully reading the press release, it seems only the “development platform” that will be open source. The operating system itself will still be source-closed.

I’m a bit confused here. :(

]]> By: ReadWriteWeb http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/nokia-to-acquire-symbian-make-it-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-862 ReadWriteWeb Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:53:13 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=504#comment-862 <strong>Nokia Plans to Acquire Symbian</strong> The big news tonight is that Nokia is planning to acquire Symbian, the maker of the Symbian operating system that powers Nokia's smartphones. Nokia's own press release states that Nokia has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shared of Symbian ... Nokia Plans to Acquire Symbian

The big news tonight is that Nokia is planning to acquire Symbian, the maker of the Symbian operating system that powers Nokia’s smartphones. Nokia’s own press release states that Nokia has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shared of Symbian …

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