Linux-powered device
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Linux-based devices or Linux devices are
Community maintained devices
These devices were not intended to run Linux at the time of their production, but a community effort made possible either full or partial Linux support. Because of the open source philosophy that
The original hardware vendors are in some cases supportive of these efforts (Linksys with the
Android
Android is a Linux-based operating system optimised for mobile touchscreen environments—smartphones, tablets, e-Books, and the like. Developed, published, and maintained by Google's Android Open Source Project (in consultation with the Open Handset Alliance), Android relieves smartphone manufacturers of the costs of developing- or licensing proprietary handset operating systems.
First unveiled in 2007, Android became the world's most widely deployed smartphone platform in Q4 2010.
License violations
In most of these cases the OEMs are open about their use of such software and fulfil the requirements of their
Organizations such as gpl-violations.org, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) are now[as of?] more organized at pursuing such violators and obtaining compliance. Usually, they seek voluntary compliance as a first step and only enter legal proceedings when blocked. When notified of violations they confirm them by asking the supplier, examining available product samples, or even going so far as to make blind purchases of the product through front companies.
See also
References
- Network World.
- ^ Sony warns hackers
- ^ Tarmo Virki and Sinead Carew (2011-01-31). "Google topples Symbian from smartphones top spot". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Google's Android becomes the world's leading smart phone platform (Canalys research release: r2011013)". Canalys. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "500 million devices activated globally, and over 1.3 million added every single day". official Android Engineering teams. 2012-09-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05.
- ^ "There Are Now 1.3 Million Android Device Activations Per Day". Techcrunch. 2012-09-05.
- ^ NIST SHS Validation List Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, which lists devices and their software
External links
- LinuxDevices at archive.today (archived 2012-12-09) – a website on devices that can run embedded Linux
- LinuxDevices Archive – a complete LinuxDevices.com archive (15,000 articles)
- LinuxDevices Forum
- LinuxGizmos – a reborn implementation of the LinuxDevices website