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> I'd disagree... Why ? You're running on a "closed" device with a closed OS where software can only be installed from one place. How can OSS be important here

> I'd disagree... Why ? You're running on a "closed" device with a closed OS where software can only be installed from one place. How can OSS be important here ? I would think free is important for the end users...but OSS ? Neah..

lechevalierd3on 13y ago
You can submit patches to get a feature you want.
beagle3 13y ago
Quite a few of us are running jailbroken devices, and can run just about anything we please. Additionally, it costs a one time $100 charge to become an Apple developer (assuming you already have a mac), and then you can deploy everything even without a jailbreak. Given that a new device costs upward of $650 (let's ignore "subsidies" here), another $100 to get locally "open" the device is, for some of us, a reasonable expense.
- blaenk 13y ago
  > it costs a one time $100 charge to become an Apple developer Just a nitpick, $100 per year last I checked, hardly a 'one time charge.'