On 8/16/18 5:24 AM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:31 AM, Steffen Möller wrote: > >> Would it make sense to join the >> https://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/getting_started/en/dev/reference/homescreen/index.html >> crowd? > Automotive and mobile are quite different form factors. Also, I'd > expect that even if a car was running a Debian derivative or another > Linux distribution, it would be locked down (either technically or via > legal instruments) such that one could never gain control over the > system to install plain Debian. I do not necessarily want Debian in my car. But I could well imagine that I want to continue working with an application that I had worked with during a plane or train or car ride. > That said, packaging AGL or other > automotive components could be useful if we want to attract > manufacturers to basing their systems on Debian and sponsoring > DebConf. For end-users though, probably not so much. It could well be in the interest of car manufacturers to see
more of their applications on people's desktops, indeed. Cheers, Steffen
