[maemo-developers] [LWN] Embedded Linux and the community

[From: Dave Neary]

Interesting article!

Andrew Flegg wrote:
> It then goes on to explain "Woodhouse couldn't even find the kernel
> source for Maemo".

I saw your comment pointing out how clearly available it is. That remark
surprised me too.

For the most part, Nokia seems to be using the stock kernel - the kernel
guys have this idea that everyone using the kernel must have a bunch of
work done on it. It's essentially the same argument that GKH made when
he said "Canonical doesn't give back". while there is some truth to the
whole thing, I think it's slightly disingenuous of the kernel guys - not
every kernel user is making changes to the kernel.

According to Quim & Soumya's table of components & packages in the
platform:
https://garage.maemo.org/docman/view.php/106/354/maemopackages-20080725.ods

"kernel-diablo" has "only config patches" "kernel--diablo-source" is
listed as a Nokia modified package, but I have no idea what patches are
in there.

It's funny, though (and a mark of the success of Nokia's efforts) that
he considers "Maemo" to be a community project, when the package in
question, the kernel, is almost exclusively worked on within Nokia for
the Maemo platform.

Cheers,
Dave.

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