Samsung Galaxy Note II Source Code Released

An anonymous reader writes "Samsung has released the source code for the Samsung GALAXY Note II. This clears the way for custom ROM's for the smartphone. From the article: 'It's now been posted for the international GT-N7100 model, giving developers a peek at the 5.5-incher's inner workings and allowing them to get to work on new mods.'"

Link in summary is (slightly) wrong

[admdrew]

...and currently just links to the main Engadget page. Please fix by taking out that extra L at the end of the link:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/08/samsung-releases-galaxy-note-ii-source-code/ [engadget.com]

Re:Link in summary is (slightly) wrong

[davester666]

Why link to an ad-filled hit-whore website?

How about straight to the source:

http://opensource.samsung.com/ [samsung.com]

Re:Link in summary is (slightly) wrong

[admdrew]

Well, all *I* was trying to do was fix the original submission. That said, I do actually like a lot of Engadget writeups, and unlike MANY other ad-filled hit-whore websites, Engadget always links to the actual source.

Re:good, freedom

[Andy Dodd]

The complete lack of any signature checking of /system when flashing images with Odin makes rooting Samsungs child's play.

I have to give Samsung credit - while working with the Exynos platform is a nightmare for a Cyanogenmod device maintainer, their lenient bootloader locking policies are unsurpassed.