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

[From: Eero Tamminen]

Hi,

ext Dave Neary wrote:
> 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.

If you look at the LWN kernel page article "Most active 2.6.27
employers" table "changed lines" side, Nokia is at least for that
kernel version listed higher than for example Novell or Intel.

I.e. you got it a bit wrong, Nokia works with the upstream community
so that less Maemo specific changes are needed.


	- Eero