On Mon, 25 Jan 2010, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > ok - i'm asking the wrong question :) > > let's assume that somewhere in 2010 an SDR modem exists (from > someone, doesn't matter who made it). let's assume that software is > available (COTS) and is (perhaps temporarily, perhaps permanently) > proprietary and turns on the SDR for specific functions. let's assume > also that the specs on the SDR RF side are completely documented, > publicly available and, importantly, useable by free software (for the > future, for replacing the COTS firmware). let's assume that the SDR > modem and the COTS firmware which actually turns it into WIMAX, 3G, > GSM, 802.11 etc. is available; let's assume that the SDR modem comes > with instructions "just plug in this 802.11 antenna here; just plug in > this Quad-band Penta-band GSM/3G antenna here; just plug in the GPS > antenna here". > > _if_ all these things were true, _would_ the OLPC hardware design > team select such a COTS modem and its associated firmware > (over-and-above the rather dull Marvell 88688 option being deployed > right now in XO-1)? and if so, who do i need to talk to, to get a > "yes" from? (and if not, what _would_ it take for an SDR modem to be > selected?)
they already ditched the Marvell option that was in the XO-1 for the XO-1.5 that's nearing production. > this last is perhaps the key question. what's it going to take to > get an SDR modem into a future XO? I'm pretty sure that if there is a SDR that's comparibly priced and has good linux (and unfortunantly, windows) drivers it would be a strong candidate for a future XO. they have always been interested in using open hardware (with the Marvell, they were promised open firmware, but it was never delivered). David Lang _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
