On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 7:26 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's meant to impress on the point that the hardware was designed with > cost in mind, and that the software for this hardware is provided free of > charge. > I realize that. This is why I suggested a solution which a knowledgeable person might possibly write in few minutes (adding an option to a script?) and not for example a board modification, which would add to effort and cost. > I am sure there is someone out in the world that would be happy to make > these changes for you, if you're willing to pay their fee. > Very likely, but this is about a third time when I write in this thread that I found a solution for myself (unplug an USB cable). Otherwise, I would add some statement to one of the shutdown script, but given how the Linux startup system is complex today, I doubt the fast fix would be on par with that made by a Linux professional. Or that the additional possibility would become a part of your FAQ etc. > > But I can sympathize, I understand where you're coming from. I've had to > make software changes myself for various things I needed built into the > system. Granted, I never needed this specific functionality myself, as I > said in my previous post, we do not use our own boards in this specific > manner. You may have to end up adapting your usage, or the software to > conform to your own specific needs. But that's often how the open source > world works. > Sometimes (very often?) users report an issue to help the developers, and not to demand anything from them. They do this e.g. out of gratitude. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/9e0707a6-233e-4876-9528-1813c317a902%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
