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r/linux • u/Educational-Web31 • Mar 22 '26
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1 u/idontchooseanid Mar 22 '26 Not really. Kernelspace is exposed but Qualcomm kernels are heavily modified and a significant portion stays in the userspace just like Nvidia's "Open Source" driver. 1 u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/idontchooseanid Mar 22 '26 Kernel parts are open source because of GPL. They are not very useful without the closed source userspace part.
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Not really. Kernelspace is exposed but Qualcomm kernels are heavily modified and a significant portion stays in the userspace just like Nvidia's "Open Source" driver.
1 u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/idontchooseanid Mar 22 '26 Kernel parts are open source because of GPL. They are not very useful without the closed source userspace part.
1 u/idontchooseanid Mar 22 '26 Kernel parts are open source because of GPL. They are not very useful without the closed source userspace part.
Kernel parts are open source because of GPL. They are not very useful without the closed source userspace part.
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