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Symbian frees security source code

Anonymous Coward

Build your own firmware from opensource Symbian? 

Welcome

Do this mean that anyone can download and build, in Eclipse, a firmware, say for example, a Nokia N95 - and then use the Nokia PC Suite to upgrade the phone with the firmware?

This would open lots of opportunities for customisation - and for improvements.

James 47

@AC Highly unlikely 

NSU can't do a full firmware flash, only parts of it, AFAIK.

You need lots of special hardware to do a factory flash. No chance getting your hands on one of those

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