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04-23-2014, 03:14 PM | #1 |
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Updating Kindle DX firmware -- any Kindle 3 owners willing to help?
I've been meaning to update my DX's firmware to 3.X (3.2.1, to be specific, since I read here that that's what you need to update to first) following Yifan Lu's method, but I'm unable to do this because I don't own a Kindle 3 device.
I was a bit surprised to learn that it's illegal to distribute the needed files. You're free to distribute the source code, so why not binaries compiled on the device? Is it certain that this is illegal? I'd like to ask if any Kindle 3 owners could help me with the update. The idea is that I follow the instructions like normally, except for the part where a Kindle 3 is needed. When I run into that, I send the file I produced with my DX to you, you follow that part of the instructions, and send the file you produce back to me so I can finish the update. For those not familiar with this process, I'll paste the instructions here so you have an idea of what I'm talking about. Spoiler:
Does anyone mind doing this? It'll take about 15 minutes of your time, and it'd help me enormously. Thanks in advance. |
04-23-2014, 04:47 PM | #2 |
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Only a portion of the source code is "Open Source" -
Of that portion, only a small part of it **REQUIRES** that the source be available to those who receive the binaries. That is the only part of the entire system source code that Amazon distributes. That minimum which they are legally required to distribute. I.E: A small part of a small part - the rest is proprietary, the Intellectual Property of Amazon. Translation: Yes, we are sure it is illegal to re-distribute the **entire** system image. |
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