Entities refusing to distribute copyleft licensed software under license terms

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Xiaomi's devices are running Android, which is built on top of the Linux kernel. The Linux kernel is licensed under the GPLv2, which requires the source code of derivative works to be made available. Xiaomi does release the kernel sources for a lot of their devices, but not all.

The kernel sources for some Xiaomi devices are unavailable, they include:

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This, along with Xiaomi Phone unlock requirements and procedure prevents custom ROMs from being made for these devices.

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