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by emhs 4593 days ago
> The source could be released for inspection and audit,

Dude, that's exactly what he asked for.
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superuser2 4593 days ago
Open source encompasses permission to modify and redistribute. Disclosed source != open source, which is what was advocated upthread.

Parent claimed that modifying the source wouldn't hurt anything since your phone can't transmit in ways you're not licensed to, but this is incorrect.

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emhs 4592 days ago
Open source != free (libre) baseband hardware that you can directly modify the software on. Being able to compile and modify is fine and has no impact on the network if you're not able to run it on the primary network.
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