Vic- of course he's aware; there's no need to be snide about it. The EE itself lets you read the licenses, and Dan said they read every posting, so I think he probably gets it.

Dan- thanks for the update about source code availability; I'm looking forward to it!

Everyone, keep in mind that source code for the GPL software (which they have an obligation to publish) is not the same as an SDK (which they are under no obligation to publish). I would love to see an SDK, and my impression of the EE software itself gives me high hopes that the SDK, when they do release it, will be well designed. The grumbling (as I understand it, and maybe excluding some vehement posts) is mainly about EE meeting their legal obligation to provide particular source code, and not about their eventual release of an SDK. Waiting to publish an SDK makes sense; waiting to publish GPL source code seems like foot-dragging.

To some, having source code serves as a crutch for an SDK; it provides more information about the platform, allowing programs to be written for it, independently from the support of EE. So you have people like Robot, for instance, who is clearly into hacking the device-- which I'm very grateful for, as it's allowed me to add fonts to my system and try other neat tricks. From that point of view (I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, Robot), it isn't that EE is not supporting them; it comes across as EE actively holding them back, a point of view bolstered by the GPL.

But Nia, you're right that some of the posts have taken on an immature, accusatory tone. I think we should all take a breath, encourage EE to release GPL source code in a timely manner (which it seems they are preparing to do), and look forward later on to a well-designed SDK.

Cheers everybody!