How can I get hold of the source code for the kernel and bootloader that ship on the X9S? They're not on http://www.zidoo.tv/Support/gpl.html Thanks, Bob
The X9S runs Android. Android only runs on top of the kernel named Linux. Therefore the kernel for the X9S must necessarily be Linux. Linux is free software (sometimes referred to as "open source") and released under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. The terms of this license require anybody distributing binary versions of software, such as on the flash memory of a device like the X9S, to also offer copies of the software source code to anyone receiving the binary. If Zidoo are not providing the source code for the version of Linux running on their X9S devices, to users of those devices, then they are violating the terms of their license and infringing copyright. They would be GPL violators. Are Zidoo refusing to provide the source code for the version of Linux running on their X9S devices?
