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Have any of you guys gone though the process of getting source code for a device in order to make custom roms? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 9 months ago by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/android@lemdro.id

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I recently bought a Onn 4k TV box and am trying to get the GPL source code. Wish me luck as it may be a battle if I'm unlucky.

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Ooo. Yes, I expect that'll be a battle. More power to you and I'd love updates if anything happens. (If you can, of course.)

I'm guessing you may already be familiar with a lot of this, but some things to read up on if you're not:

The origins of OpenWrt which started from a demand to Linksys for GPL'd source code.
The ongoing court case "Software Freedom Conservancy v. Visio" about forcing Visio to comply with the GPL with regard to its smart TVs.

Also I'd recommend watching everything on the SFC's YouTube Channel as well as looking around on their website and maybe also Bradley Kuhn's website. (Bradley Kuhn is "Policy Fellow and Hacker-in-Residence" at the SFC.)

Heck. You might even benefit from trying to message the SFC about it. They might well be able to give you some guidance.

Edit: Ah. I see from another post that you've already been in contact with the FSF. What's the "FSC?" Did you mean "SFC?"

[–] akrot@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Awesome recap. Telegram dev channels and xda used to be a place to spread the message so that users would pressure the company to fulfill their gpl duty.

On a side note Fuck Asus for screwing bootloader unlocking for the zenfone.