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Yes, I agree that it actually exists in the open, and I should have clarified what I've said earlier. It turns out that Nokia doesn't have the whole IP for Sym
by zinekeller 6y ago
Yes, I agree that it actually exists in the open, and I should have clarified what I've said earlier.
It turns out that Nokia doesn't have the whole IP for Symbian (unless in 2009 they painstakingly bought all the IP needed, which I haven't seen any eveidence). Of course it would be silly to include for example Java and the Snake series of games on what I am talking about, but I mean the internal bits of the components of it. So I say that the code, while source-available, might not be released cleanly IP-wise (however it is clear that it is abandoned so they might be reluctant to enforce it or even unknowingly holds the copyright to some parts of it).
- Maakuth 6y agoAh yes, creating new Symbian devices is probably an IPR minefield. Judging by the stories heard from Nokia veterans though, it might also prove practically quite challenging.