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0 pointsheavyset_go4y ago0 comments

The solution to this is to open source the unlocking backend, or give the assets to a foundation that can maintain it.

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laurent924y ago· 2 in thread

The problem is recruitment, which capable engineer would agree to maintain a dead system?

There are plenty of developers and hobbyists that would, take a look at XDA Developers. Hell, there are people still maintaining Maemo and Palm/HP Pre-era webOS despite the hardware and platforms being dead for nearly a decade.

josteink4y ago

If they open source it, that’s no longer their problem, and the community can pick it up if/when there is a need.

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