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Re:Fairphone suggests Qualcomm is the biggest barrier to lon... by cwyers on Friday March 26, 2021 @08:06PM (#26598479)
This assumes that the person making the SoC owns all the rights to the code for their drivers, instead of licensing them from other firms.
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Re:Fairphone suggests Qualcomm is the biggest barrier to lon... by bluGill on Saturday March 27, 2021 @10:06AM (#26602348)
You can demand those terms when you negotiate the license.
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Re:Fairphone suggests Qualcomm is the biggest barrier to lon... by cwyers on Saturday March 27, 2021 @05:38PM (#26605867)
And they can say "no" or "money please."
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