Submission + - Symbian Foundation opens smartphone kernel sources
SymbianFan writes: From ArsTechnica :
The Symbian Foundation has liberated the source code of the Symbian platform's EKA2 microkernel. The code base is now available under the terms of the open source Eclipse Public License (EPL). This is a key milestone in the foundation's plan to open up the entire platform. The group says that it is ahead of schedule and moving forward with its roadmap at a rapid pace.
In addition to opening the kernel source code, the foundation has also labored to produce a fairly cohesive development kit that will allow developers to start working with the code and testing it on real hardware. The kit includes an ARM compiler toolchain, an open source emulator based on QEMU, and support for running the OS on the OMAP-powered BeagleBoard. Instructions for building a Symbian environment with a text-based shell are available on the foundation's wiki.
The Symbian Foundation has liberated the source code of the Symbian platform's EKA2 microkernel. The code base is now available under the terms of the open source Eclipse Public License (EPL). This is a key milestone in the foundation's plan to open up the entire platform. The group says that it is ahead of schedule and moving forward with its roadmap at a rapid pace.
In addition to opening the kernel source code, the foundation has also labored to produce a fairly cohesive development kit that will allow developers to start working with the code and testing it on real hardware. The kit includes an ARM compiler toolchain, an open source emulator based on QEMU, and support for running the OS on the OMAP-powered BeagleBoard. Instructions for building a Symbian environment with a text-based shell are available on the foundation's wiki.