Nokia Urges Linux Developers To Be Cool With DRM

superglaze writes in to note that according to Nokia's software chief, its plans for open source include getting developers to accept things like DRM, commercial IP rights, and SIM locks. "Jaaksi admitted that concepts like these 'go against the open-source philosophy,' but said they were necessary components of the current mobile industry. 'Why do we need closed vehicles? We do,' he said. 'Some of these things harm the industry but they're here [as things stand]. These are touchy, emotional issues, but this dialogue is very much needed. As an industry, we plan to use open-source technologies, but we are not yet ready to play by the rules; but this needs to work the other way round too.'"

Comments

Re:Say what?!?

[pcfixup4ua]

I actually interpret it as : Go along or we will use Software Patents and our Republican Government to crush you. He's expecting either McCain to win or to be able to buy out OBAMA.

Re:Emotional?

[plasmacutter]

Here, take this amphetamine to improve your cognitive functions, and repeat after me.

it is not possible to give the lock and the key to someone, and to keep them from using that key

you may as well say "we'll make water dry the same way we make sand dry, by separating it from water molecules"