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.
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.
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.