you can sue him for violating gpl license

What is the difference of XXJVQ / XXJVR?
Which one should I download in order to update to Gingerbread 2.3.4?

both r fine.. JVR is the latest

isn't that developers can choose to release or not for the kernel code? but rom must be release? heard from somewhere but dont know about the truth.

It's the other way around. Kernels must always provide their source code if they use GPL modules/code in their binary. Binaries can't be decompiled (it can be in some circumstances, but most of the time, no). ROMs can be decompiled (they're just zipped up) hence no source code necessary and they are not using GPLed codes too.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License

And we as normal users can't sue developers for violating GPL. Only the owners of the code e.g. Linus Torvalds can sue them.

Thanks!
Will try to update this weekend.

Hope everything goes well...

Why I couldn't enter recovery and download mode?
Whenever I power on with both volume down (or up) key + home key. The intro screen fades and nothing happens until I release the keys and it will boot as usual.

This post has been edited by zorbyss.: Sep 10 2011, 03:54 PM

dammit, MIUI poison again... ahh...

yeah, thanks again for that agile lock. super cool, indeed!

TS kantoi using ehem2 app. LOL

yo brothaaaa, where are u right now? long time no see.

i'm not hanging around lowyat nemore. i check this forum once every week now.
our community is matured now. well, actually i'm the one who's maturing more than ever. LOL
btw, i leave my social life as transparent as it can be on Google+. well, i actually blocked many people already. haha

yeah, agree with u. ppl here all hardcore flash already, hehe. where are u right now? my flight go back to malaysia around 17hb maybe, u?

+1

it's free software foundation who owns all the copyright. so we can report it to them and sue damian. www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html

one more thing, source code has to be released (when demanded) but there is no time frame. this is a loophole google took advantage-they haven't released source code for honeycomb. they will probably do when ice cream sandwich is released.

Not true. FSF doesn't own the source code for the Linux kernel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software...oing_activities

They do own the GNU compiler source code. The coders themselves own the copyright (in Linus Torvalds's case, his company the Linux Foundation owns the copyright of the Linux kernel)

And Google did release GPL portions of their code here:
http://android.git.kernel.org/ (can't access it at the moment, it's down for quite a while already actually)

The Honeycomb source code you're mentioning here is the Honeycomb ROM itself which is licensed under Apache License (which doesn't need the developer to release the source code ever at all if they don't want to, but not releasing an Apache licensed source code is generally frowned upon).

Edit: There's a website that tracks GPL violations here:
http://gpl-violations.org/faq/violation-faq.html

This post has been edited by pikachu01: Sep 10 2011, 06:13 PM

Mr. Pikachu, will ur scripts conflict with Simplicity pre 4.0's scripts? I mean is there any need to remove the scripts in there before putting in urs?

fuiyoh didnt know pikachu can compile kernel pula. lolz

in the other dimension, he does u're still on Froyo?

What scripts are in Simplicity 0.4? I know Supercharger is in there. It's compatible with Supercharger since it doesn't modify LMK settings.

Hehe, Damian is known to create stories out of thin air just to cover his mistakes. Never compiled a kernel (Android Linux kernel that is) or release it :S I wonder what triggers him to create stories just to put people in a bad light.

to make them beliv in him then to use his GOLD kernel.

Simplicity 0.4 includes Acid Tweaks v6 but not all the stuff. guess I'll tell u what's in there aft flashing

yepp, u're right. wanna try miui galnet after this, but wait after my connection speed up a lil bit la kot. too slow for downloads.

haha, i know u're very active in xda right? hehe, he's kinda arrogant somehow, but simone ( simply honey dev) support him juga ni. aiyoyo

btw, u guys now all on simplicity right? is it really good?

too bad MIUI oways ada prob here and there. say fixed then later on fix again

if Simplicity's not good, y will we be using it