06-17-2009, 07:55 AM | #1 |
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Kindle Source code released
Good news: Amazon just released the sourcecode to all the Kindle devices:
Source Code Notice Amazon is pleased to make available to you for download an archive file of the machine readable source code ("Source Code") corresponding to modified software packages used in the Kindle device. By downloading the Source Code, you agree to the following: AMAZON AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDE THE SOURCE CODE TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SOURCE CODE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, AMAZON AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AMAZON AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOURCE CODE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200203720 Last edited by outofbreath; 06-17-2009 at 07:58 AM. |
06-17-2009, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Is this "all" the source code, or just "Open" source code that they have to provide?
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06-17-2009, 08:15 AM | #3 |
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06-17-2009, 08:23 AM | #4 |
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Only well known, slightly modified GPLed software packages. The archives contain nothing of interest for me.
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06-17-2009, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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Sounds like they really haven't released anything worthy at all. Next piece of news.
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06-17-2009, 02:57 PM | #6 |
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Yep, it's just the modified linux packages, no Java code:
Code:
$ ll total 142448 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 709862 May 7 10:40 alsa-lib-1.0.13.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 367 May 7 10:51 alsa-lib-1.0.13_patch.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 980874 May 7 10:40 alsa-utils-1.0.13.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 545 May 7 10:51 alsa-utils-1.0.13_patch.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 46222 May 7 10:40 base-passwd_3.5.9.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 13080365 May 7 10:40 binutils-2.17.50.0.5.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 80630 Jan 26 2008 bonnie++-1.03c.tgz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 222558 Nov 13 2005 bootchart-0.9.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 1735490 May 7 10:51 busybox-1.7.2.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 55785 May 7 10:51 dosfstools-2.11.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 3621193 May 7 10:40 e2fsprogs-1.38.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 944 May 7 10:51 e2fsprogs-1.38_patch.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 506312 May 7 10:40 fuse-2.7.1.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 20480 May 7 10:51 fuse-2.7.1_link.tar -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 39707720 Feb 14 2007 gcc-4.1.2.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 2902738 May 7 10:40 glib-2.12.9.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 15321839 May 7 10:40 glibc-2.5.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 1849092 Jan 30 2008 gst-plugins-base-0.10.17.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 1195099 May 18 2006 gst-plugins-base-0.10.6.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 2167909 Jan 30 2008 gstreamer-0.10.17.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 44398 Sep 20 2004 hotplug-2004_09_20.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 375416 May 7 10:40 ifupdown_0.6.8.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 173558 Sep 24 2008 iptables-1.3.3.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 477403 May 7 10:51 klibc-1.5.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 345794 Mar 27 2006 libol-0.3.18.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 47375732 May 7 10:51 linux-2.6.22-lab126.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 280938 May 7 10:51 lrzsz-0.12.20.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 426692 May 7 10:40 lzo-1.08.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 169182 May 7 10:40 module-init-tools-3.2.2.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 2131 May 7 10:51 module-init-tools-3.2.2_patch.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 280041 May 7 10:51 mtd-utils-1.0.0.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 41295 May 8 12:16 picocom-1.4.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 72842 Jun 10 2008 powertop-1.10.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 281965 May 7 10:40 procps-3.2.7.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 1531 May 7 10:51 procps-3.2.7_patch.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 961662 May 7 10:40 readline-4.3.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 712166 May 7 10:40 syslog-ng-1.6.11.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 99009 May 7 10:40 sysvinit-2.86.tar.gz -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 607143 May 7 10:51 taglib-1.5.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 7008765 May 7 10:51 uboot-1.3.0-rc3.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 194250 May 7 10:51 udev-112.tar.bz2 -rw------- 1 tklaus tklaus 1370907 May 7 10:40 util-linux-2.12r.tar.bz2 |
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