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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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Aren't these guys closed source? IIRC they are infringing on the kernel's license by not releasing it opensource. Last time I wanted to buy from them, I couldn't find any source code anywhere.
@[email protected] please explain?
https://github.com/sailfishos
Also the Linux license does not require you to open source your product, this is why a huge chunk of Google Android is closed source and distributed separately from its open source components.
You only need to open-source modifications and kernel side code (drivers, etc). There is a clearly defined boundary in the license (syscall exception) that makes it crystal clear that proprietary applications can use the kernel as long as they are only touching the user-space API headers
The user interface is closed-source while everything else is open.
Have you found the code? I searched their website and came up empty.
Here is the sailfish code:
https://docs.sailfishos.org/Services/Development/Sailfish_OS_Source/
Have you tried GitHub, lol?
Did you find it on github?
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