We see Project Pegasus, we must have Open Source Smartphones: let’s discuss

Re:We see Project Pegasus, we must have Open Source Smartpho... by tluyben2 on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:04AM (#27879989)

As I understand, the GSM and Bluetooth modules are closed source because patents etc? We would need open hardware for the entire phone, then the software will come.

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Re:We see Project Pegasus, we must have Open Source Smartpho... by stonogo on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:25AM (#27880366)

That's the opposite of how patents work; if there were patents involved they'd be public record and we could look them up.

No, these modules are closed because it's simpler than making them open. Someone is getting ready to type "FCC and other regulatory bodies prohibit consumer reconfiguration of specific certified radios" but that has nothing whatsoever to do with openness. Being able to monitor something and being able to configure it are not the same thing.

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Re:We see Project Pegasus, we must have Open Source Smartpho... by tluyben2 on Monday July 19, 2021 @05:35AM (#27880666)

But, so, in short, we are screwed for practical open radios? Or is there a way out?

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Re:We see Project Pegasus, we must have Open Source Smartpho... by stonogo on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:01AM (#27880802)

We can make open systems from scratch: https://osmocom.org/projects/baseband

or we can try to reverse engineer existing basebands, but I'm not aware of any successful projects working toward that.

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