Comments on: Symbian Foundation http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/symbian-foundation/ Stories from around the Nokia neighbourhood Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:47:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AnRuaRi http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/symbian-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-7335 AnRuaRi Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:41 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=502#comment-7335 This, I must say, is an excellent step. I dont feel that there should be just one operating suastem for mobile devices, but a handfull of well sued, and understood ones will be a great improvement. to have 2 Open sources platforms, one of which is also free as in Free Gratis, sitting alongside closed source solutions like Win Mobile with it's well documented SDK offers users a good level of choice combined with a small enough range of sdk's for a lot of 3rd party apps to be provided by everyone from the likes of Microsoft, and Adobe, to my mate in his bedroom. This, I must say, is an excellent step. I dont feel that there should be just one operating suastem for mobile devices, but a handfull of well sued, and understood ones will be a great improvement. to have 2 Open sources platforms, one of which is also free as in Free Gratis, sitting alongside closed source solutions like Win Mobile with it’s well documented SDK offers users a good level of choice combined with a small enough range of sdk’s for a lot of 3rd party apps to be provided by everyone from the likes of Microsoft, and Adobe, to my mate in his bedroom.

]]> By: Gomcoite http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/symbian-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Gomcoite Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:47:52 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=502#comment-856 i feel this is a strategic step to go on for a better future considering the open source Google Android on way... more on that here - http://s60blog.com/2008/06/open-c-a-communication-between-symbian-os-google-android/ i feel symbian would evolve better when free, but im not sure if the total freedom would help..!! this means that all symbian softwares available now would have free counterparts, good for the public and mobile fone companies, bad for developers...!! i feel this is a strategic step to go on for a better future considering the open source Google Android on way…

more on that here – http://s60blog.com/2008/06/open-c-a-communication-between-symbian-os-google-android/

i feel symbian would evolve better when free, but im not sure if the total freedom would help..!! this means that all symbian softwares available now would have free counterparts, good for the public and mobile fone companies, bad for developers…!!

]]> By: Antony Pranata http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/06/24/symbian-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Antony Pranata Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:29:41 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=502#comment-857 "Although Symbian is already open source, there are different strands in use by different companies such as...." Since when Symbian is open source? When can we get the source code? “Although Symbian is already open source, there are different strands in use by different companies such as….”

Since when Symbian is open source? When can we get the source code?

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