[RANT] The "Sapphire" Silence: Xiaomi’s Selective GPL Compliance is a Joke

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The Reality We are in 2026, and here we go again. Xiaomi continues its trend of releasing kernel sources only when it serves their marketing team, while mid-range users are left in the dark. The Redmi Note 13 4G (sapphire/sapphiren) has been out for ages, and the SM6225 source code is nowhere to be found on their official GitHub.The Hypocrisy It’s the same old story: they build their empire on the back of the Linux Kernel (GPLv2), but treat the obligation to release...Read more