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	Mozilla does not ~~product~~ Firefox OS images -- we provide source code to chip manufacturers and OEMs. ~~They~~ parties customize various parts and create binary images for devices. The final Firefox OS image is mostly what we is in public source repositories. This is an important distinction because the configuration of some parts (like linux config, device setup, etc) is not in Mozilla's hands.		Mozilla does not produce Firefox OS images -- we provide source code to chip manufacturers and OEMs. These parties customize various parts and create binary images for devices. The final Firefox OS image is mostly representative of what we have in the public source repositories. This is an important distinction because the configuration of some parts (like linux config, device setup, etc) is not in Mozilla's hands.

	There are two well known differences between what is on https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/ and what is on commercial phones. The first difference is the RIL (https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/RIL). Sometimes chip manufactures replace this code for various reason (Don't ask. I don't know the details other than it's secret sauce).		There are two well known differences between what is on https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/ and what is on commercial phones. The first difference is the RIL (https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/RIL). Sometimes chip manufactures replace this code for various reason (Don't ask. I don't know the details other than it's secret sauce).