There is a package manager already: ipkg. I don't know if it auto-updates. But it works perfectly fine for installing third-party apps. I built an app, packaged it, and loaded it onto my virtual Neo (under qemu) easily with the developer's framework.
-Steven On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Ron K. Jeffries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not a developer, but at some point I WILL own a Freerunner. > > Is it too much to hope that we'll have access to something similar to how > Ubuntu installations are upgraded and updated with fixes? > > My guess is that sort of system is not in the DNA of the core > OpenMoko team. That's not a dis, it just is what it is. And most > very early adopters will be hacking and building form source. > > But what about an OpenMoko / Freerunner USER, who just wants > to stay updated? > > Will we have some package system a la .deb or .rpm models? > > For Freerunner to maximize potential say 6-12 months from now, > we need a super slick reliable and easy process for non-developers > to update and upgrade. > > I have spoken, ;) > -- > Ron K. Jeffries > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blog.eronj.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
