RIM should fork the old BB10 into opensource
- So I was thinking the other day... Jolla has an os and a 4.5 inch but at medicore specs. droid/apple doesn't have anything like the hub / os. So why not make an opensource edition of BB10 to run on other phones. You might know of this road from the software world with RHEL have Fedora for experimentation. . Like Red hat RIM would have the options of taking the things they liked and puting them into their official / enterprise edition.
With 10.2.1 soon to be abandoned and RIM putting their focus on enterprise I do not see a downside to this. I would love to see something like BB10 spread like a step fire to other devices. Futhermore if some abandoned version of BB10 was rootable you'd be able to get Google services up and running if you desired to do so.
Such a move would probably lessen the stain of development if the opensource community would focus on UI UX. And RIM could focus more on the enterprise apps features.
By making an open flavor of what I belive to be the worlds greatest Mobile OS it might gain popularity. Regardless of how you look at it all should be happy. I Know you have security issues but since the big guys have speciel editions anyway and the little guy only have protection for procket theifs and script kiddies this should be doable.
My cents, what do you think, could they make such a BOLD move?Mecca EL likes this.09-09-14 02:42 PMLike 1 -
- Google Play services won't come to BlackBerry. Ever. It will never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever be on a BlackBerry. Never. Android don't allow forked Androids OS in any way to have Google Play services. Also, 10.2.1 isn't being abandoned, it's being improved so much it's now 10.3.*. Doesn't mean they've given up on it
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- Google Play services won't come to BlackBerry. Ever. It will never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever be on a BlackBerry. Never. Android don't allow forked Androids OS in any way to have Google Play services. Also, 10.2.1 isn't being abandoned, it's being improved so much it's now 10.3.*. Doesn't mean they've given up on it
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I don't think the average guy has special security unless an MDM or other soft/hardware is involved.
Another question is wouldn't it be possible to make software non-rootable even if you had rootable opensource editions? (they could make the run on other phones only).
Lastly - Yes I was bored and tired of all the Apple Jib-Jab:-)09-09-14 03:17 PMLike 0 - So I was thinking the other day... Jolla has an os and a 4.5 inch but at medicore specs. droid/apple doesn't have anything like the hub / os. So why not make an opensource edition of BB10 to run on other phones. You might know of this road from the software world with RHEL have Fedora for experimentation. . Like Red hat RIM would have the options of taking the things they liked and puting them into their official / enterprise edition.
With 10.2.1 soon to be abandoned and RIM putting their focus on enterprise I do not see a downside to this. I would love to see something like BB10 spread like a step fire to other devices. Futhermore if some abandoned version of BB10 was rootable you'd be able to get Google services up and running if you desired to do so.
Such a move would probably lessen the stain of development if the opensource community would focus on UI UX. And RIM could focus more on the enterprise apps features.
By making an open flavor of what I belive to be the worlds greatest Mobile OS it might gain popularity. Regardless of how you look at it all should be happy. I Know you have security issues but since the big guys have speciel editions anyway and the little guy only have protection for procket theifs and script kiddies this should be doable.
My cents, what do you think, could they make such a BOLD move?09-09-14 03:18 PMLike 0 - It would be a stupid move. First, they are moving into new versions and not abandoning BB10. An open source version would not work for security so you get a rooted version as you even say. That would confuse the situation where you have a secure BB10 and an insecure version. What value would it be to share holders by giving away the source to it patents. I am glad you are not part of Blackberry.09-09-14 03:23 PMLike 0
- Well I see that closed source and BlackBerry goes hand in hand. Tell the allowing part to these guys UPDATED: Installing Google Play On Jolla | Latest Jolla Sailfish News that's like saying snap is forbidden. .: Snap - Red Light Of Love, Ltd.
I don't think the average guy has special security unless an MDM or other soft/hardware is involved.
Another question is wouldn't it be possible to make software non-rootable even if you had rootable opensource editions? (they could make the run on other phones only).
Lastly - Yes I was bored and tired of all the Apple Jib-Jab:-)
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- It would be a stupid move. First, they are moving into new versions and not abandoning BB10. An open source version would not work for security so you get a rooted version as you even say. That would confuse the situation where you have a secure BB10 and an insecure version. What value would it be to share holders by giving away the source to it patents. I am glad you are not part of Blackberry.Mecca EL likes this.09-09-14 03:30 PMLike 1
- took me 10 sec to find this.: BES 10.2 Adds Control in Case BlackBerry 10 Gets Rooted - BerryReview so definety doable whilst keeping BB secure of course you would have to lower a fence whilst keeping other high. It might not be doable due to hardware / chip protection but it would still be possible to fork an opensource edition to other hardware - spreading the messeage.
Posted via CB1009-09-14 03:39 PMLike 0 - As BB uses an encryted boot loader with unique keys... unsure how it could be rooted without an eprom and lots of time... as making open source... no chance as you just give hackers a roadmap to you OS.... as mentioned.. there is no "old BB10"... unsure how OP got the idea it was being orphaned as opposed to an incremental upgrade.....09-09-14 04:49 PMLike 0
- As BB uses an encryted boot loader with unique keys... unsure how it could be rooted without an eprom and lots of time... as making open source... no chance as you just give hackers a roadmap to you OS.... as mentioned.. there is no "old BB10"... unsure how OP got the idea it was being orphaned as opposed to an incremental upgrade.....
Posted via CB1009-09-14 04:52 PMLike 0 - I may have been unclear but given time it will be abandoned as passport classic refreshed Z3 will come with 10.3/1 thus posing less of a security risks. For instance you won't be able to downgrade your password - why would you - still can't be done...09-09-14 05:13 PMLike 0
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- Bla1zeCB OGIt doesn't matter, because it will never happen. The only way BlackBerry could do it would be to strip all the IP out of it, which wouldn't leave much. It would be even more bare bones then OpenWebOS was. You can argue this till the cows come home, it's still not going to happen.Bluenoser63 and Jakob Greve like this.09-09-14 05:56 PMLike 2
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Posted via CB1009-09-14 06:53 PMLike 0 - It doesn't matter, because it will never happen. The only way BlackBerry could do it would be to strip all the IP out of it, which wouldn't leave much. It would be even more bare bones then OpenWebOS was. You can argue this till the cows come home, it's still not going to happen.
Posted via CB1009-09-14 06:57 PMLike 0 - Yes. As a IT manager for a large company and a software developer, I am always serious about OS development and security. I have to be.09-09-14 07:01 PMLike 0
- took me 10 sec to find this.: BES 10.2 Adds Control in Case BlackBerry 10 Gets Rooted - BerryReview so definety doable whilst keeping BB secure of course you would have to lower a fence whilst keeping other high. It might not be doable due to hardware / chip protection but it would still be possible to fork an opensource edition to other hardware - spreading the messeage.09-09-14 07:06 PMLike 0
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