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+tags: Replicant news, Paul Kocialkowski
+date: 2011-08-14 17:18
+title: Nexus S support in Replicant being worked on
+---
+A few month ago, we (Replicant developers) decided to start the work on the
+new Google Nexus S.
+
+This device seemed an interesting target at first since it doesn’t have any
+technical restriction to flash a non-official operating system and kernel but
+also as it comes with the latest (free) version of Android, Gingerbread. Of
+course, even if Android Gingerbread is free, the device requires non-free bits
+(libraries, binaries, firmwares, etc) to actually use the full potential of
+the hardware.
+
+The work was started at the end of July and the 100% free images of Replicant
+2.3 that run on the device already contain a set of supported features. You
+can get a detailed state of the Nexus S support in Replicant at
+<http://trac.osuosl.org/trac/replicant/wiki/ReplicantStatus#nexuss>. All the
+source code is, as usual, available in Replicant’s [gitorious repos][1].
+Though, we still miss a big part: the RIL, that is necessary for telephony.
+
+We soon discovered that the hardware of the Nexus S was made in a way that
+gives better freedom guarantees than other Replicant-supported phones. You can
+read a rational concerning this aspect of the phone, along with a technical
+overview of the device at
+<http://trac.osuosl.org/trac/replicant/wiki/NexusSTechnicalOverview>.
+
+Also, whereas the bootloaders for the other Replicant-supported devices are
+all non-free, it may be possible to port a free bootloader (u-boot for
+instance) to the Nexus S. A wiki page that comes with all the infos we have
+about this is at:
+<http://trac.osuosl.org/trac/replicant/wiki/NexusSBootloader>.
+
+The next important steps in the Nexus S support are the following (in no
+particular order):
+
+* find out if a free bootloader is possible for Nexus S and start the work
+  on it
+
+* write a free RIL so that we can use the telephony functions
+
+and, when that is achieved:
+
+* release official preview images
+
+* replace the last replaceable non-free bits (GPS and compass for instance)
+
+As usual, we are looking for new hackers to join the effort to bring some more
+bits of freedom to the mobile phone world.
+
+ [1]: <http://gitorious.org/replicant>
+
+