Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival Android and iOS

Re:Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival... by mmrasheed on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @04:20AM (#9575079)

The key idea behind deciding whether to fork or not comes from the licenses, patents, and legal bindings. Although android is open source, there are so many patent and licensing issues. Only way to avert it is to go "China", ignore patents inside your own territory. Or, be a good dog and pay for all the claims. Samsung is the only exception who are playing push back and forth all along.

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Re:Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival... by jedmeyers on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @04:24AM (#9575085)

USSR was very famous for reverse engineering western tech and not paying anything for that.

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Re:Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival... by mmrasheed on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @04:42AM (#9575135)

Surely they were famous for reverse engineering key technologies from the West. Unfortunately it seems, they have lost that edge with digital technology. China on the other hand is making huge fotune out of its cloning and reverse engineering business. Their policy? "First make money by cloning and copying, then buy the original product maker once you are ready to expand internationally." Example- copycat company Geely bought one of the most creative automakers Volvo.

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