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On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:57:37 -0700 |
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Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> wrote: |
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> We have a new dev in training on the embedded side named Angelo Arrifano |
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> aka miknix that originated with the linwizard project who will be |
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> joining our team to help out with PDA/CellPhone/GPE/OpenMoko alike |
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> things. He started out as what Gentoo calls an 'AT' for amd64. But it |
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> turns out he was one of the masterminds behind the porting of the |
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> HTC-wizard to linux. So he is much more useful over here. It was during |
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> the porting of the wizard that I noticed his skills and attention to |
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> detail. Often finding and coming up with better fixes than me. So I |
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> quite look fwd to him joining our team soon. |
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The porting of linux to the HTC-wizard involved a lot of people. I |
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first joined the project when they already have the most difficult part |
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done - the Linux booting. Then was time to give focus to each |
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particular driver and building the userspace image. With the help of |
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the Vapier emerge cross-compile guide (at the time it was the only |
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guide available), I managed to get my first x-compiled gentoo root which |
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I used to build the linwizard userspace image. With crossdev, portage, |
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a good environment and lots of patience, cross-compiling has proved to |
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be reliable. |
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Later, solar entered into scene. He managed to build some more root |
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images and offered us a chroot on miranda where we could cook linwizard. |
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Now, with his help, we have a awesome x-compile environment on miranda |
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that builds stuff with relative minimal effort. |
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Gentoo is certainly the way to go.. |
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Thanks all, specially Ned. |
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Angelo Arrifano AKA MiKNiX |
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Computation and Intelligent Systems |
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MsC Student at UBI, Portugal |
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http://miknix.homelinux.com |
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PGP Pubkey 0x3D92BB0B |
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