Nokia will buy the remaining shares of Symbian Limited and donate the technologies to the new Symbian Foundation: a non-profit that will provide the platform royalty free to it's members. Membership is US$1,500 per year, but "[t]he foundation will move the platform to open source under Eclipse Public License (EPL) 1.0, during the next two years; making the platform code available to all for free." Sony Ericsson and Motorola will also contribute technologies to the foundation, in particular UIQ.
"From these contributions, the foundation will provide a unified platform with common UI framework. A full platform will be available for all foundation members under a royalty-free license. Further development of the platform will be enhanced by integrating contributions from foundation members through open collaboration. "
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"From these contributions, the foundation will provide a unified platform with common UI framework. A full platform will be available for all foundation members under a royalty-free license. Further development of the platform will be enhanced by integrating contributions from foundation members through open collaboration. "
Sources:
- Industry leaders establish foundation to provide an open and royalty-free mobile platform, Sony Ericsson Developer World
- Nokia grabs control of Symbian - then gives it away, The Register.
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