On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:57:37 -0700 Ned Ludd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We have a new dev in training on the embedded side named Angelo Arrifano > aka miknix that originated with the linwizard project who will be > joining our team to help out with PDA/CellPhone/GPE/OpenMoko alike > things. He started out as what Gentoo calls an 'AT' for amd64. But it > turns out he was one of the masterminds behind the porting of the > HTC-wizard to linux. So he is much more useful over here. It was during > the porting of the wizard that I noticed his skills and attention to > detail. Often finding and coming up with better fixes than me. So I > quite look fwd to him joining our team soon. > The porting of linux to the HTC-wizard involved a lot of people. I first joined the project when they already have the most difficult part done - the Linux booting. Then was time to give focus to each particular driver and building the userspace image. With the help of the Vapier emerge cross-compile guide (at the time it was the only guide available), I managed to get my first x-compiled gentoo root which I used to build the linwizard userspace image. With crossdev, portage, a good environment and lots of patience, cross-compiling has proved to be reliable. Later, solar entered into scene. He managed to build some more root images and offered us a chroot on miranda where we could cook linwizard. Now, with his help, we have a awesome x-compile environment on miranda that builds stuff with relative minimal effort. Gentoo is certainly the way to go.. Thanks all, specially Ned. -- Angelo Arrifano AKA MiKNiX Computation and Intelligent Systems MsC Student at UBI, Portugal http://miknix.homelinux.com PGP Pubkey 0x3D92BB0B
