Mobile phones based on the LiMo platform will appear in 2008
The LiMo Foundation has announced the involvement of new project participants.
In January of this year, a number of large telecommunications companies established the LiMo Foundation organization whose goal is to create "the world's first globally competitive Linux-based software platform for mobile devices."
The site LiMo Foundation says that project participants can choose any license, both Open Source and proprietary (but not requiring cash payments). As the Canadian Linux expert Russell McOrmond noted, the LiMo Foundation does not work according to the principles of Open Source - the organization simply provides cross-licensing between the participants.
MacOrmond assumes that the LiMo initiative will receive support from major players in the mobile communications market by providing software developers with a general structure for writing software for mobile devices.
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However, MacOrmond stresses that while the LiMo Foundation is an organization with different manufacturers, it cannot be Open Source: “Using the word Linux is confusing because LiMo is a proprietary platform. It’s just a proprietary platform that is managed by an organization, not a private corporation. ”
Formed by Motorola, NEC, NTT Docomo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, LiMo Foundation has now acquired new key members: Java developer Aplix, mobile software optimizing Wind River, security company McAfee, and Celunite and LG Electronics. In addition, ARM, Broadcom, Ericsson, Innopath, KTF, MontaVista Software and NXP BV joined the organization as partners.
NEC, Panasonic, Motorola and Samsung are now developing the first version of the LiMo mobile platform, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
In January of this year, a number of large telecommunications companies established the LiMo Foundation organization whose goal is to create "the world's first globally competitive Linux-based software platform for mobile devices."
The site LiMo Foundation says that project participants can choose any license, both Open Source and proprietary (but not requiring cash payments). As the Canadian Linux expert Russell McOrmond noted, the LiMo Foundation does not work according to the principles of Open Source - the organization simply provides cross-licensing between the participants.
MacOrmond assumes that the LiMo initiative will receive support from major players in the mobile communications market by providing software developers with a general structure for writing software for mobile devices.
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However, MacOrmond stresses that while the LiMo Foundation is an organization with different manufacturers, it cannot be Open Source: “Using the word Linux is confusing because LiMo is a proprietary platform. It’s just a proprietary platform that is managed by an organization, not a private corporation. ”
Formed by Motorola, NEC, NTT Docomo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, LiMo Foundation has now acquired new key members: Java developer Aplix, mobile software optimizing Wind River, security company McAfee, and Celunite and LG Electronics. In addition, ARM, Broadcom, Ericsson, Innopath, KTF, MontaVista Software and NXP BV joined the organization as partners.
NEC, Panasonic, Motorola and Samsung are now developing the first version of the LiMo mobile platform, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/13273/
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