On: Google Glass kernel GPL source

[fosap]

AFAIK the glasses crippleware (as in TiVo), so it doesn't realy matter if free or not.

[myko → fosap]

Could you elaborate? I have no idea what you're referencing.

[abrahamsen → myko]

Probably this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization

[fosap → abrahamsen]

Yes, exactly. I'm confused why i get downvotes. HN seemed to be very spare with downvotes, but it seems to be overrun by google fanboys.

[myko → fosap]

Ah, I see.

I guess I will point out that this doesn't seem to be the case. As we see from this very post the kernel sources are released, and from the earlier posts we know Glass can be unlocked with the standard Nexus style 'fastboot oem unlock', so Glass (at least through Google, who knows what other OEMs might do) will be as open as Nexus phones from what we can tell.