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They still are open source [1]. If I had to guess, the reason they locked the bootloader is the same reason they removed the symbolic math functionality (which
by _aavaa_ 5y ago
They still are open source [1].
If I had to guess, the reason they locked the bootloader is the same reason they removed the symbolic math functionality (which is re-added in Omega [2]), test accreditation.
They want to create a calculator to provide a good and viable alternative to TI. They can only do that if their calculator is allowed on tests like the ACT, SAT, etc.
[1]: https://github.com/numworks/epsilon https://github.com/numworks/epsilon
[2]: https://getomega.dev/ https://getomega.dev/
- kaladin-jasnah 5y ago[1] Source-available. They changed the license to be non-free/not approved by the OSI after Epsilon 15 (I think you can't fork the code, for example). Their calculator used to be approved for the ACT/SAT even before it was locked down. I believe it was pressure from the Dutch government that caused their calculators to become locked down.
- _aavaa_ 5y agoI have heard about this, but I coudn't find a license on their github page. Do you have a link for it?
- kaladin-jasnah 5y agoAccording to some GitHub issues, it's the copyright at the bottom of the repo for Epsilon. Which is still not a license, so I'm not completely sure.