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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
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And to expand a bit on this:
The original Kindle Fire got interest as a cheap Android tablet which could be rooted and converted from a dedicated Amazon access platform to a general purpose Android tablet. My suggestion was to go for the Nook tablet instead. It had better specs, (including a microSD card for up to 32GB of additional storage, which the Fire lacked), and would provide a happier experience.
(My SO got a Nook tablet to DL and read library books, but the app it used was changed and it no longer works for that. She hasn't used it in some time, so I may have a go at rooting it. I could use a decent 7" tablet as well as the current 10" model.)
Because Android uses a Linux kernel, which is issued under the Gnu Public License, stuff that links against the kernel also becomes GPLed. You could get the Kindle firmware from Amazon the last I looked.
Doing anything with it required developer skills the vast majority of folks lacked,
and setting up an Android development environment, which is a non-trivial undertaking, but it can be done.
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Dennis