Am 26.09.2013 um 11:06 schrieb Parchet Michaël: > Hello, > > Is there a device on production with witch I can choice the os I want install > or install several os (multi boot) ?
Almost. The GTA04A5 can go on production (again) as soon as we get enough orders. -- hns > > 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 _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
