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2010-04-01 , 11:53
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Originally Posted by johnel View Post
As far as I understand there are 2 However if I wanted to create a custom image for the n900 I can do that but I would have to exclude the closed components.

Are the components seperate enough so I can build a custom image on the n900 and install the closed components too?
You can make your own image with the closed components but currently not redistribute.

In the area where you grab closed images (after accepting EULA), there is a kickstart file with a auto-generated repository URL (unique to yourself, do not distribute at breach of EULA). This is same template which the closed image was built from

This repository contains the closed components (BME, wifi firmware, bt firmware, etc), so you can make your own images.

Even though this isn't open source, I'm personally happy cos we can grab the closed source parts with ease due to our ownership of the devices.
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