[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] New Nokia 770 software image available

Tue Apr 25 02:23:25 EEST 2006

> > 2) Why did Nokia use a RS-MMC connector? A standard SD-
> > Card interface would have been nice. Maybe for a future
> > device...
>
> Isn't SD a closed format requiring non-disclosure agreements (and it does
> not mix well with Linux for this reason) ???

Not exactly. Its apparently an open(ish) format with a number of
patents attached and various NDAs. See blog here
http://gnumonks.org/~laforge/weblog/2006/04/13/#20060413-sdcard for
more info.

Peter