Re: [Fwd: Re: RFC: Future of OpenZaurus]

On 4/22/07, Brian Beattie <[email protected]> wrote:
> woops! This should have been sent to the list.
> On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 16:22 +0200, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
> > Currently OpenEmbedded is used to build =C5ngstr=F6m images and they are
> > provided to testers from time to time in console and x11 flavours. Few
> > developers works on getting OPIE support in this distro.
> >
> > Thx to Thomas Kunze we have first versions of SD/MMC driver for Collie =
so
> > it looks like 2.6 kernel will be sooner or later usable for users. Some
> > things are still lacking but maybe someone will work on getting them
> > resolved.
> >
>
> I'm a kernel hacker with a collie, I also have many things on my plate
> right now, so I can't do a lot of development work, but if somebody
> could give be a tutorial on setting up the build environment I could do
> some building and testing maybe a little debugging. (I have a serial
> cable).

http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/GettingStarted

>
> > Other Zaurus models works OK under 2.6.20 kernel (Tosa req 2.6.17 due to
> > USB Host changes in newer kernels) so they are ready to switch.
> >
> > Why I am writing this? Currently I have many projects on my head and la=
ck
> > time for work on OpenZaurus full release (it took me two months of work
> > last year). We have small developer base so I do not want to maintain
> > release which will be like =C5ngstr=F6m but compiled with other options.
> >
> > So we have to choose:
> >
> > 1. we release OpenZaurus 3.5.5 for all Zaurus models
> > 2. we release OpenZaurus 3.5.5 for Collie/2.4 only
> > 3. we close OpenZaurus history and switch to =C5ngstr=F6m
> >
> > First option require few developers with OE knowledge, atleast one
> > developer with device for making tests and someone who will maintain te=
st
> > phase (handling mails from hundred users which boot test images).
> >
> > Second option means less work - only one machine, less testers needed.
> >
> > Third option means work too.
> >
> > Please vote - I want to know what you OpenZaurus developers think about
> > it. This is our distribution so we have to decide what to do with it.
> >
>
> I'd vote for a 2.6 kernel on collie, no strong choice for OpenZaurus
> over =C5ngstr=F6m
>
>
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>
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