On Monday 10 August 2009 06:51:59 Paul Fertser wrote: > > But I think you should still not assume that every Neo owner has > > access to the #1024 GSM fix necessary for the 140 hour standby time. > > Should i also refrain from assuming every Neo owner has access to some > *nix box? Or to ssh client? This might make sense _if_ Neo wasn't a > geek/hacker/developer device. But it is so its users are supposed to > be able to solve small riddles along their ways to freedom.
Paul, I think you are missing the risk part of it: if I screw up in software I can just reflash the device if I break a tiny piece of hardware -- my $400 fr is gone. Software and hardware are two totally different animals and being a geek in one does not imply being a geek in the other. I don't feel comfortable with any hw work exactly because of the risks involved. So, I would like some else fix this hw bug, but not just a guy around the corner -- I want a high degree of certainty that I shall get back a working device. Mikhail. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
