Nokia has released the source code for Symbian, but said that his project is not open source. It is governed by a special license that allows employees of the firm to benefit under certain restrictions. The Finnish press has sown confusion by speaking of the project "open and direct," which was originally interpreted to mean that Symbian became open source.
The manufacturer has now clarified by explaining that Symbian was using a model "open and straightforward", but it was not open source. Specifically, to get the source code for Symbian, you must be a "collaborator", that is to say, submit an application and be approved. The goal is not to open Nokia Symbian community but to facilitate the work of his "Japanese OEMs and the small community of staff development platform with which we are already working." The announcement precedes a major conference around Symbian to be held tomorrow, which demonstrates the commitment from Nokia to maintain its project despite its partnership with Microsoft (see "Microsoft gives $ 1 billion to Nokia")
The manufacturer has now clarified by explaining that Symbian was using a model "open and straightforward", but it was not open source. Specifically, to get the source code for Symbian, you must be a "collaborator", that is to say, submit an application and be approved. The goal is not to open Nokia Symbian community but to facilitate the work of his "Japanese OEMs and the small community of staff development platform with which we are already working." The announcement precedes a major conference around Symbian to be held tomorrow, which demonstrates the commitment from Nokia to maintain its project despite its partnership with Microsoft (see "Microsoft gives $ 1 billion to Nokia")
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