Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-20 Thread Sébastien Lorquet
/me hopes a quick answer from Michael I'm OK to rebuy a PVT prototype, even if it has a defect somewhere :) Just to say I have one of the prototypes ! And what is climatic testing? Put a phone under a shower and measure how long it takes to die? :) Sebastien

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-20 Thread Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
On 3/20/08, Sébastien Lorquet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... And what is climatic testing? Put a phone under a shower and measure how long it takes to die? :) Sebastien Normally a burn-in test is used, where the device is in a high temperature chamber to see if it survives. I guess the climatic

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-20 Thread Sean Moss-Pultz
Sébastien Lorquet wrote: /me hopes a quick answer from Michael I'm OK to rebuy a PVT prototype, even if it has a defect somewhere :) Just to say I have one of the prototypes ! Sorry we cannot sell these devices. Sean ___ Openmoko community mailing

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-20 Thread Alexandre Ghisoli
Le vendredi 21 mars 2008 à 00:21 +0800, Sean Moss-Pultz a écrit : Sébastien Lorquet wrote: /me hopes a quick answer from Michael I'm OK to rebuy a PVT prototype, even if it has a defect somewhere :) Just to say I have one of the prototypes ! Sorry we cannot sell these devices.

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-20 Thread ian douglas
Shawn wrote: Do you need people to physically test the phones that are being run on this process? (: The best way for them to test the devices are created uniformly is to test them uniformly, so it's pretty much a given that a QA team at Openmoko will test every unit coming off the line, not

Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-19 Thread Michael Shiloh
Hi everyone, I just received from Steve further details of the manufacturing process we have planned. I quote: Bringing a product to mass production goes through several steps. For Freerunner, since we intend it to be usable by the mass market, we are being very diligent. Here are the

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-19 Thread Marco Trevisan (Treviño)
Michael Shiloh wrote: If the community would like, I will update them on each and every stage. (I've already answered yes for all of you :-) Ehehe... I think you couldn't say differently :). We're all waiting for DVT news, so! :P -- Treviño's World - Life and Linux http://www.3v1n0.net/

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-19 Thread Carlo E. Prelz
Subject: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner Date: Wed 19 Mar 08 11:55:44AM -0700 Quoting Michael Shiloh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): The PVT runs are staggered: for example, we may build 100 phones and test them, then make a minor change and build

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-19 Thread Tim Shannon
Yeah, the thought of seeing hundreds of Freerunners being thrown away at the expense of the manufacturing process makes me cry a little. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Carlo E. Prelz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of

Re: Further details of theprocess as we ramp up production of Freerunner

2008-03-19 Thread David Lefty Schlesinger
Carlo E. Prelz wrote: I am just curious: what do you do with these hundreds of phones that come out of test runs? After all due tests are performed on them, could they be offered as a sort of lottery draw to list contributors? (without any warranty, at a reduced price, you name it...) Or do