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Bradley M. Kuhn -, 08/14/2009 03:52 PM
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= Replicant =
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This Trac site is for the Replicant project.  The goal of Replicant is simple: to make a software stack, or multiple software stacks, that will run the HTC-series of mobile telephones with 100% Free Software.
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As many know, the HTC Dream and related devices were released with the Android system from Google.  This system is based on the kernel, Linux, and has a software stack written by Google (called "Android") that runs on Linux.
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Most of Android is licensed freely under the Apache License 2.0.  The Linux core is mostly Free Software under the GPLv2.  However, there are numerous components of the default software stack on the HTC Dream that are proprietary software.  Most notably, nearly any component that touches the hardware directly is proprietary software.
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Our effort has two parallel goals:
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  * Make an Android-based distribution for the HTC Dream (and possibly other devices released by HTC and other manufacturers) that is 100% Free Software.
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  * Make a GNU/Linux system similar to that available on the FreeRunner/OpenMoko also available for the HTC Dream and similar platforms.
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We are not experts in embedded devices; we are just enthusiastic hackers that are giving a try.  We just got this Trac instance up, graciously donated by [http://osuosl.org OSU-OSL].  We will get some git repositories of what we're doing up shortly, and also improve this Trac Wiki to document what we are up to.
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We are coordinating our work with [http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:LibrePlanetItalia/replicant LibrePlanet Italia] and with the SFLC.
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== GNU/Linux Port Status ==
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[http://www.htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dream#Status This page is probably of interest.]
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== IRC ==
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We meet on an IRC channel, #replicant on irc.freenode.net.
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== Starting Points for Using Trac ==
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 * TracGuide --  Built-in Documentation
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 * [http://trac.edgewall.org/ The Trac project] -- Trac Open Source Project
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 * [http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracFaq Trac FAQ] -- Frequently Asked Questions
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 * TracSupport --  Trac Support
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