ASUS Posts Eee Source Code to Comply with GPL, Promises SDK
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After catching a significant amount of ire for possibly violating the GNU General Public License, ASUS admitted its fault, apologized, and offered the complete sources for download, including the much-demanded asus_acpi module and kernel sources.
ASUS also announced the upcoming release of a software development kit specifically designed for the Eee. While the Eee can run standard Linux (or Windows XP, if you’ve installed it yourself) applications, the Eee’s small 800×480 resolution and unique hardware means that the user experience is often subpar. ASUS has not offered a release date for the SDK, only requesting that interested users “Please check back soon at eeepc.asus.com for more information in the upcoming weeks.”
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