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Previously you wrote: |
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> On 2010-08-02 Mon 08:03, wireless wrote: |
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>> Congratulations to whoever is working this behind the scenes...... |
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> Thanks, I've been the main software dev behind the OSWALD and have |
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> enjoyed using Gentoo for a number of years now. I thought the OSWALD |
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> would be a great way to help forward the embedded side of Gentoo. |
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> I'm hoping to soon start contributing back some of the ebuilds and other |
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> software I've developed along the way for the OSWALD since I'm only a |
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> week or two away from becoming an official Gentoo dev. |
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> Currently the project looks a little dead since we are between funding |
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> cycles and are looking to produce more devices so we have more stock on |
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> hand. However, we've secured funds to continue expanding the project |
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> this next school year and I'll continue working on the software side of |
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> things. |
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This is good to know. Have you categorized your current |
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(ARM) device to be similar to other boards, maybe the beagle? |
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>> Now, were do we, the rank and file hackers, purchase a OSWALD embedded |
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>> dev kit from? In the article they seem to indicate that larger |
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>> production runs are in the offerings to come? |
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> If you're interested, I could probably hook a couple more Gentoo |
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> embedded devs with OSWALDs at reduced prices. We currently have a |
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> limited supply on hand due to previous manufacturing and funding issues, |
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> but there are probably enough to hand a few out, especially if you |
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> contribute back to the OSWALD project. |
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Thanks for the generosity, but, I need to finish a few |
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things that have been lagging for me, before I jump into |
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anything else. That said, I'm interested in the next board, |
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if it is ARM based. |
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> Also, we are currently looking into the next hardware platform that the |
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> device will be based on in future years. I'm all for continuing with the |
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> upcoming OMAP4 platform, but we'll see where things go. |
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OMAP-4 looks very cool: |
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http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?contentId=53243&navigationId=12843&templateId=6123 |
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Keep us posted on the new board's processor direction. |
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Thanks for all of the information. |
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James |
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