[pkg-fso-maint] What software do you (want to) use on your Freerunner?

[Karl Goetz]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:27:54 +0200
Thibaut Girka <thib at sitedethib.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> As you might know, I will soon be working on debian-installer support
> for the Freerunner (and probably other "similar" devices) as a GSoC
> student[1].

Congrats.

> Before starting the actual work, I would like to have your opinion on
> a few points:
> 
> 1°) µSD, yes, but NAND?

No opinion past liking the thought that both are an option.

> 2°) What bootloader should be supported? Qi? U-Boot? Both?

I'd say both. If someone installs Qi it would be nice for that to work,
but if they screw up the firmware it would be nice if they could still
boot into debian from the emergency U-boot.

> 3°) Which Desktop Environment should be the default?
Something that doesn't eat huge amounts of screen space.
whatever shr testing ships with is ok for a phoneish device.

> 4°) The phone suite
> Well, after all, the FreeRunner is a phone.

Can it be a task thats installed by default? (and can be skipped with
an expert install).

Something for GPS trailing (eg, tango), or at least something with maps
(eg, navit).
I can think of a lot of things i'd /like/ but i'm not sure they've been
written yet ;)
kk

> [1]
> http://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2010/OpenMokoFreePhoneDebianInstaller


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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
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