Hello, Is there a device on production with witch I can choice the os I want install or install several os (multi boot) ?
Best regards mparchet > Le 25 sept. 2013 à 21:32, "Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <h...@goldelico.com> a > écrit : > > > Am 25.09.2013 um 20:45 schrieb Stefan Monnier: > >>> I don't see reliability as a problem because it depends on what type >>> of reliability you are thinking of: component, software, hardware, >>> production, or availability. >> >> Small production runs means very few people have a chance of >> discovering, let alone, fixing the various problems that can show up. > > Production problems show almost immediately, even if there is only one > person. And they show after making let's say 20 units. I.e. it does not need > to produce let's say 1000 units to find real production problems. And if > you produce 1000 and find that 5 are bad, you don't worry as much as > if you have 2 bad in 20. > >> >>> In essence it goes to a modular approach - but "modular" typically drives >>> cost up (at least for the version having the highest production numbers) >>> and is in strong contradiction with miniaturization of handheld devices. >> >> In my part of the world, phones have been getting bigger rather than >> smaller. > > Only in dimensions - but they became much slimmer in the same step. > I.e. the volume has been constant. > >> And while modularity has a cost, it can be offset by economies >> of scale (both in terms of production as in terms of >> developping/debugging the kernel support) if that module can be reused >> in more places. Free Software strives on standards and modularity. > > Of course it can. It is a matter of calculation. > >> Also, if you can upgrade the screen and the CPU separately, you might >> attract a few other users, who aren't so interested in Freedom but do >> like the idea of customizing their phones. > > That is a dream that is not realistic. Every display has a different connector > (there is no standardization!). And every CPU has different signals and > power supply needs. I.e. you can swap an OMAP3505 for an OMAP3530 > or an DM3730 but nor for an OMAP4 or OMAP5 or Snapdragon or i.MX6. > Because they are not designed for this way of use. > >> I'd be very happy to have a Free Phablet (and I actually wouldn't >> necessarily need it to have cell-phone connectivity, as long as VoIP >> works well), even if that's not my favorite form factor: at this stage, >> I'm willing to settle for anything smallish. >> >>> It would be sufficient to bundle buying power (by summing up # of >>> units for different projects), so that we get existing modules >>> cheaper. I.e. if all projects would use let's say an DM3730+Memory, >>> they still can be soldered into different devices. Or WLAN/BT and >>> UMTS are already coming as SoC/MCP "modules". >> >> Right. That is a lower-leve of modularity than EOMA but it provides >> similar benefits (not only direct cost, but also development&debugging). >> >>> So the trick is to use a bigger shopping bag and make a different meal >>> out if it every day. >> >> Exactly. The various "Free Hardware" communities need to pool >> their resources. > > Yes but I have no idea how this could happen. > > BR, > Nikolaus > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
