Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Hacking the TomTom ONE through Open Source
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| In an unexpected twist of events, the gpl-violations.org project took
>| exception to TomTom building an embedded Linux system without going along
>| with the GNU General Public License (GPL) constraints that the Linux kernel
>| used, and custom modifications, be freely available as open source. They were
>| successful in this and TomTom agreed to release the full source code
>| including all additions and changes made in-house. Additionally, TomTom
>| showed their "appreciation" for Free Software by making a donation, described
>| as "significant", to the infamous Chaos Computer Club - read into this what
>| you may.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| OpenTom can be downloaded as pre-compiled images, or in source-code format
>| for customising and self-compiling. No matter which route you choose, copy
>| the two resulting binaries ttsystem and root.cpio to an SD card and reboot
>| following the instructions on site. The OpenTom image is executed instead.
> `----
>
> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13531/53/
>
I'd really like to see the TomTom hacked to run both the existing
routeing application, as well as provide for running other userland
applications as you want to.
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