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Previously, Maru OS, an operating system for mobiles that senses the peripherals connected and will switch from handheld to desktop mode, was closed-source and would only run on a Nexus 5.
LWN (formerly Linux Weekly News) has published a message they received from the Maru OS Project.
I'm happy to announce that Maru has been fully open-sourced under The Maru OS Project!
There are many reasons that led me to open-source Maru, but a particularly important one is expanding Maru's device support with the help of the community.
If you'd like to help out with a device port (even just offering to test a new build helps a lot), let the community know on the device port planning list.[1]
We currently have a few Nexus, LG, and Motorola builds being planned. If you don't see your device on there and would like to help with development or testing, please do chip in and we'll get it added to the list.
If you're interested in contributing in general, please check out the project's GitHub, get up and running with the developer guide, and join the developer group.[2]
Our previous discussions of Maru OS.
[1][2] archive.li will run the scripts for you.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Thursday September 01 2016, @11:45PM
The KFC thing does bug me a bit.
I saved a flier from KFC showing their historical chicken buckets.
Essentially, through mass advertising, they are forcing the general population to memorize that information above: so that the can keep their packaging looking clean and uncluttered.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Friday September 02 2016, @12:32AM
Taken to its logical conclusion, they will not print anything on their packaging at all. Customers will have to open the boxes to know ones which are from KFC and which are from other restaurants--quite an inconvenience!
(Score: 2, Insightful) by tftp on Friday September 02 2016, @04:36AM
No. That's what the shape and the color are for. Remember the MS retail boxes with one rounded corner?