Dianne, Thanks for clarifying. I did not expect ARM devices as a set to need code changes to boot. Google found what looks like their GitHub. https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable Rob Jun. 5, 2021 10:05:30 Dianne Skoll <dianne [ at ] skoll [ dot ] ca>: > On Sat, 5 Jun 2021 13:49:13 +0000 (UTC) > Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote: > >> - A note in the About linking to original sources is enough, if there >> are no changes. > > That's true. However, the number of custom ARM-based devices with > no changes to the bootloader (which is probably U-boot) is likely zero. > I suspect there may be kernel changes too. > >> - Drivers can be proprietary. >> - Apps can be proprietary. > > Yup. The Linux kernel allows proprietary modules as an exception to the > GPL, as long as they don't link to EXPORT_GPL_ONLY symbols. > > However, if you sell a device with GPL'd software on it, you are > required to provide sources to any GPL'd software present on the > device. > > Regards, > > Dianne. > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org