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[News] TomTom as a Hackable Linux-based Device

  • Subject: [News] TomTom as a Hackable Linux-based Device
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:36:41 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Hacking the TomTom ONE through Open Source

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| In an unexpected twist of events, the gpl-violations.org project took 
| exception to TomTom building an embedded Linux system without going along 
| with the GNU General Public License (GPL) constraints that the Linux kernel 
| used, and custom modifications, be freely available as open source. They were 
| successful in this and TomTom agreed to release the full source code 
| including all additions and changes made in-house. Additionally, TomTom 
| showed their "appreciation" for Free Software by making a donation, described 
| as "significant", to the infamous Chaos Computer Club - read into this what 
| you may.        
|
| [...]
|
| OpenTom can be downloaded as pre-compiled images, or in source-code format 
| for customising and self-compiling. No matter which route you choose, copy 
| the two resulting binaries ttsystem and root.cpio to an SD card and reboot 
| following the instructions on site. The OpenTom image is executed instead.   
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13531/53/


Related:

YouTube on the TV with the OSD

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| Neuros is certainly not the only ones bringing net video to the TV, but we 
| are probably the only CE company doing it with open source. Nowhere is the 
| intersection between free software and free speech more obvious. If the 
| connection between the internet and the TV falls into the hands of a 
| proprietary vendor's closed solution, then the hard won free speech victory
| of he internet will fall far short of its ultimate potential.     
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http://open.neurostechnology.com/node/905


Open Phones with Open Moko

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| While the hardware may be similar, the strategy is a complete 
| reversal of Apple's closed platform and proprietary hardware.
| OpenMoko is an open Linux-based mobile application development
| platform that's designed to help operators and developers build
| innovative applications on top of a basic phone platform.
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/01/15/open_phone/

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