Nokia makes Symbian open source - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 26th Jun 2008, 08:29

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...-open-source/1

Finnish mobile giant Nokia has announced plans to purchase all remaining rights to the Symbian mobile platform in order to release it under an open source licence.

Glider · 26th Jun 2008, 08:32

Is it me or are we living in a much more "Open" culture lately?

steveo_mcg · 26th Jun 2008, 08:33

I think your right Glider, you should run out and buy a Mac that'll take care of that close platform itch you've got

Glider · 26th Jun 2008, 08:35

Naah, I'm forced to use Windows plenty of times to keep me 'sharp'...

Timmy_the_tortoise · 26th Jun 2008, 15:34

Will someone port it to x86 so I can put it on my PC.. purely for lulz..

Woodstock · 27th Jun 2008, 04:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glider

Is it me or are we living in a much more "Open" culture lately?

is that a complaint, 2 years is quite a while to wait, probably (read hopefully) have picked android by then

Glider · 27th Jun 2008, 07:11

It was an observation

boggsi · 27th Jun 2008, 12:48

best news I've heard in a long time. Although I do write this from an iPod touch. It may be too late for symbian to win me back

26th Jun 2008, 08:29	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Nokia makes Symbian open source http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...-open-source/1 Finnish mobile giant Nokia has announced plans to purchase all remaining rights to the Symbian mobile platform in order to release it under an open source licence. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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26th Jun 2008, 08:33	#3
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27th Jun 2008, 12:48	#8
boggsi Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 105	best news I've heard in a long time. Although I do write this from an iPod touch. It may be too late for symbian to win me back