http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/ Engadget Comments for Amazon puts code where its mouth is: releases Kindle source to the world http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
"Here’s a bit more about this from a technical perspective from commenter Rod Begbie:

'This isn’t the source to the Kindle application. It’s just the GPL libraries used to power the Kindle software, along with the patches made by Amazon to those libraries.

There’s nothing in the tarball that relates to reading books.'"

Original here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/want-the-kindle-source-code-you-can-have-it/

But seriously, did we really think that Amazon would let us make our own Kindles, DRM and all?]]>Jun 17th 2009 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
First without any other message=dimwit

Something to say, and then commenting first = not as dimwit]]>Jun 17th 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 1:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/]]>Jun 17th 2009 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
#define MARIO_BUTTON_MINOR

Games coming to Kindle confirmed. I hope the refresh rate isn't a problem.]]>Jun 17th 2009 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
What is still unknown (at least to me) is whether this means new apps can be installed on the Kindle. Does this mean I can install a custom reader or do I have to go the iPhone way (pray for Apple's approval).

Also, just one more thing. The published code is basically a Linux kernel + drivers. Does it contain the required UI components or are those closed source. Frankly I didn't check and I don't knbow that too. This post implies that it minimal hence without the UI. If it does then I would predict that the Kindle will soon be a platform like the iPhone. If not, well, I'm a dreamer and life goes on.]]>Jun 17th 2009 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
It was debunked hours ago and other major blogs are now quoting you as if it's still true.

This is not the Kindle source, it's the patches to GPL code they used that they have to redistribute according to the license.

You can't clone Kindle with this, you can't even read a book.]]>Jun 17th 2009 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
Girl please!? *head movement*]]>Jun 17th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/
Not sure, but sounds reasonable to me.]]>Jun 17th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/amazon-puts-code-where-its-mouth-is-releases-kindle-source-to-t/Jun 17th 2009 4:31PM