Keeping true to what Jeff Bezos had said about the Kindle Reader and Kindle books being two separate businesses, Amazon has released the source code for the 1st generation Kindle, the new Kindle, and the Kindle DX.
The Kindle OS is Linux () with a special set of drivers; we’re sure that someone, somewhere will thoroughly comb through it and reveal more details, particularly about its DRMed parts.
In practice, this means (if the code is released under GNU GPL, as Engadget suggests) that manufacturers can now build a Kindle () clone. While Kindle is a solid device, it’s definitely not perfect, and we’re definitely interested to see what the competition will do with the code. http://mashable.com/2009/06/17/kindle-source/
We have already seen several companies now issue competition devices according to news reports
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