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How to do Embedded Linux [not] right
Problems (chipmaker)

Patent trolls
openly accessible documentation invites patent trolls
Why?
patent trolls rarely read+understand FOSS code
thus, open documentation increases the risk to be hit
However
this is a by-product of how the patent system currently works

personal git repositories of Harald Welte. Your mileage may vary