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Re:Fairphone suggests Qualcomm is the biggest barrier to lon... by cwyers on Friday March 26, 2021 @10:21PM (#26599298)
The part of Android that talks to the Qualcom drivers is the Linux kernel, which is GPL already.
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Re:Fairphone suggests Qualcomm is the biggest barrier to lon... by nine_k on Friday March 26, 2021 @11:22PM (#26599633)
You can read the patented algorithm in the patent, and even implement it, but you cannot legally distribute it, until the parent expires.
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