Hello,

Thank you for your query.

In general, for open source application, the developers have to also provide the source code to their open source application. Some developers may sell open source application which as you, they've added theier efforts and value to the application, however when they sell the application they have to provide the full application source code file as well. Hence, people buying the applications, if they are developers themselves, they will be able to go through the source code and modify it and make better applications.

From IADP point of view, since developers have to use the available SDK during development of applications/components, unless it is an open source application, selling open source application is not possible.

Also since using the SDK only C and C++ via MS Visual Studio 2008 is currently supported (which is a current limitation), other developers wishing to publish application using different language/enviroment will have to publish it as open source (skipping the sdk), however open source apps cannot be sold on the IADP website.

Regards.
Rooven

Intel® Atom™ Developer Program TEam.

Bosco,

There was a conversation at one point about the SDK being open source. I believe the consensus was that it would expose the security model and open the SDK up for easier vulnerability attacks. I would prefer for the sake of our applications security that the SDK remain closed source and as secure as possible.