Originally Posted by aaron552

How good are Samsung with GPL compliance? I know that ICS on the I9100 is going to be released on the 10th. Is it an unrealistic expectation to expect kernel sources to be available from then?

If you look at their track record... I really wouldn't expect them to release the kernel source straight after. Even though the GPL states that it should be released within a certain time of the Official firmware release, there is no definite estimation.

Originally Posted by geko95gek

If you look at their track record... I really wouldn't expect them to release the kernel source straight after. Even though the GPL states that it should be released within a certain time of the Official firmware release, there is no definite estimation.

GPLv2 Section 3:

You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:

a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)

So the source code should be available from whenever Samsung starts distributing their update. To put it another way, in order to distribute a compiled binary (of the kernel, in this case) they must also provide the source code in some form. Anything else is in violation of the GPL.

EDIT: I am aware that Samsung may not do this. My original question was what is Samsung's track record? Your response is rather vague. Do you have any specific examples? How were they with other kernels? (eg. GB for the I9100 or even their other phones)

i think 20120305 is THE FINAL build after all DEV leaving

noone hates codeworkx or the CM team.. of course we all appreciate what they have brought to our phone..
I do however, dislike bullies... especially the kind that hide behind their keyboard and in reality, if you met them in real life, the roles would most likely be reversed.

Now back on topic... who wants to make a bet when the next nightly build will be?

You guys turned this thread into a **** show again? The hell is wrong with you guys...

but I guess it's entertaining... Never thought people could be so affected by little posts on forums.. Oh well..

CODE ON LADIES AND GENTLEMAN!!

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Could you imagine the amount of questions we would get if there was another nightly released???


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Now that women's day is over, I'm hoping every guy will step up and stay on topic.

What will the home-made kernel do for us? Anyone got any idea about it?

Wth happened lately? I see no more CM9 on Rom Manager and barely had time to read a few pages back. =S

wanna speed up development? read this and help xplodwild and codeworkx

http://pledgie.com/accounts/xplodwild

You have your answer some pages back. There is nothing new to add to cm9 lately due to the fact that CM team need Sammy sources in order to fix the remaining bugs. Basically, the nightly's are auto compiled every day and the newer version would be in this particular case identical to the previous one.
It would be best if people would read more and use the search function instead of asking the same question over and over again. I've been on xda for some time since I first had the g1 and in 99% of the cases I didn't have to ask anything because I always found an answer on the thread. And to make a comparison flashing the g1 is far more complicated than flashing the s2. Just read the instructions, follow the thread and when you bump into some issues use the search function. Less posting more reading



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