2012-07-21, 16:21
(2012-07-21, 05:15)bornagainpengui Wrote:All that means is Allwinner is interested.Looks like this just got real!
Their freedom to act is going to depend on who else is involved. If they've licensed tech from another entity then they may be contractually obligated to withhold certain information that the XBMC developers require. If the only way to interact with their hardware is via a closed source library, that can have implications if the application linking to it is GPL'd.
Heck, sometimes even being willing to sign an NDA and provide a closed application is not enough to get some of these people to share. A project I was involved in had to change parts because the supplier refused to do anything other than offer a Windows driver. Their loss of a high volume contract.
