[Petition][UPDATED]Unlock the bootloader for the Asus TF300, Unlock is Here!
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Just signed. Can't wait for a performance boost and som new smart funktions!
Just signed, we're at 195
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Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app
Really might return this if it isn't unlocked...
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app
I just signed this as well. I do not own one yet, but I may consider purchasing if it gets unlocked.
I included a link to this petition in my review of this tablet posted on the Whirlpool.net.au forums.
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212!!! Thanks for all the support. Keep it going.
What do we think the odds of success are for this?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using XDA Premium HD app
I think our chances are pretty good, considering they released an unlock tool for the Prime.
Signed but we still need more.
Signed but it's going slowly. So what happens when we get to 1000 signatures? Is that what we need just to get a response from them?
On another note, how can they legally restrict a open source operating system?
If you look at all the big players in the Linux world the only thing they have ever been able to charge for is their own proprietary documentation, it's only since smart phones and tablets that they can now suddenly restrict access.
I would think even if they say put a license agreement on their flavor of Linux OS, and on their own proprietary hardware, and said you can only use this if you agree to this license agreement that we made, that their license wouldn't mean a damn thing if it violates the underlying license that the base product is designed on.
I'm pulling up the Linux license now to look through it, it's been a long time since I've read it over but I don't think what any of these companies are doing is legal!
Signed but it's going slowly. So what happens when we get to 1000 signatures? Is that what we need just to get a response from them?
On another note, how can they legally restrict a open source operating system?
If you look at all the big players in the Linux world the only thing they have ever been able to charge for is their own proprietary documentation, it's only since smart phones and tablets that they can now suddenly restrict access.
I would think even if they say put a license agreement on their flavor of Linux OS, and on their own proprietary hardware, and said you can only use this if you agree to this license agreement that we made, that their license wouldn't mean a damn thing if it violates the underlying license that the base product is designed on.
I'm pulling up the Linux license now to look through it, it's been a long time since I've read it over but I don't think what any of these companies are doing is legal!
GNU gpl licence unfortunately does not say anything about a bootloader. You just need to provide the source code of the kernel for free, along with your modifications. These companies do it - but to make us feel more like in the hands of Apple, they lock the hardware up so that we can't modify it. I ditched Apple just because of this policy and now I'd have to endure the same? Android device manufacturers need to compete with Apple using openness as their weapon! Wake up, Asus!
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