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So will all users be able to update to the latest Firefox OS as soon as it comes out, or will there be carrier or manufacturer interference?

• rhelmer 13y ago
  Partners (carriers, or whoever supports the phone, e.g. geeksphone) provides the updates, in all cases I have seen so far (Spain and Poland are the only places that have launched AFAIK). Anyone can root their phone and install the latest of course (assuming this is legal where you live and not breaking the terms of contracts you agreed to etc) I have a geeksphone and they provide a nightly channel, or I can root the phone and install my own image - I use a T-Mobile pre-paid SIM, but could switch to any carrier the hardware supports, who will let me use their network. If you buy hardware under contract or some other conditions from a carrier, I imagine things will be different. I am not a lawyer (if it's not obvious already), I work for Mozilla but don't work with partners or have any special knowledge of this :) As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, in order to use trademarks like Firefox OS and logos etc. you must meet Mozilla's terms. I don't know if these agreements are public or just between Mozilla and their partner, all I can find from a quick search is https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/partners/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/partners/