> Unfortunately Onyx Boox offers one of a kind products which its competitors don't really come close. I wonder if absent the Linux kernel they be capable of o

> Unfortunately Onyx Boox offers one of a kind products which its competitors don't really come close. I wonder if absent the Linux kernel they be capable of offering a one of a kind product? It would be more accurate here to say that if they could keep their code proprietary that would be nice for them, but unfortunately the Linux kernel offers them a one of a kind base to build a product on and so they need to take the compromise and release their modifications as GPL if they want to be able to build a good product.