What about not proposing any customisation ever if there is no SIM ? Le 12/08/2013 16:41, Peter Dolanjski a écrit : > Hello, > > I am sending this note to solicit feedback and raise visibility of a planned > implementation of runtime market customizations with respect to the First Run > Experience. > > Background: > In 1.2, the Systems Front-End team is expanding on the ability to be able to > customize the device for local markets. Based on the SIM card inserted into > the device (during First Run), certain customizations are applied at runtime > including app preloads, wallpaper, ringtone, settings, etc. Many refer to > this as single-variant capabilities given that a single build (and therefore > hardware SKU) can be shipped to multiple locales (with disparate > customization requirements). The goal is to significantly reduce the > logistics and costs associated with the OEM managing separate builds for each > market, shipping different hardware SKUs to individual locales and also for > the operator in being able to rebalance market inventory across locales > without needing to reflash the devices. Overall, this makes FxOS more > appealing to OEMs from a cost perspective. > > The Challenge: > In working through the implementation options, it became clear that if the > customizations were applied at any point (beyond First Run) that the SIM card > was inserted there were many corner cases that complicated the solution and > also potentially negatively impacted commercialization agreements with > respect to app preloads and grid placement (which are monetized). Addressing > these corner cases could put delivery of this functionality at risk for 1.2. > > The Proposed Approach: > In order to eliminate the corner cases and simplify the approach (at least in > the short term - 1.2), we are looking at the idea of introducing a flag, > settable by the OEM (at the operator's request) which would require that the > user enter the SIM card in order to complete the First Run. This would not > affect (users could complete First Run without a SIM) open market devices or > devices for which this restriction was not enabled. Further, while concern > was raised that this would prevent OEMs from being able to do random device > QA spot checks, the default customization (for SIMs other than the target > markets) would apply, allowing the spot checks be be completed. > > We acknowledge that preventing the user from completing First Run without a > SIM (at the operator's request) may impact user choice and sovereignty, so we > are open to feedback. > > Please raise significant concerns with this approach. > > > Thanks, > > Peter > _______________________________________________ > dev-b2g mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g >
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