Previously you wrote: > On 2010-08-02 Mon 08:03, wireless wrote: >> Congratulations to whoever is working this behind the scenes...... > > Thanks, I've been the main software dev behind the OSWALD and have > enjoyed using Gentoo for a number of years now. I thought the OSWALD > would be a great way to help forward the embedded side of Gentoo. > > I'm hoping to soon start contributing back some of the ebuilds and other > software I've developed along the way for the OSWALD since I'm only a > week or two away from becoming an official Gentoo dev. > > Currently the project looks a little dead since we are between funding > cycles and are looking to produce more devices so we have more stock on > hand. However, we've secured funds to continue expanding the project > this next school year and I'll continue working on the software side of > things.
This is good to know. Have you categorized your current (ARM) device to be similar to other boards, maybe the beagle? >> Now, were do we, the rank and file hackers, purchase a OSWALD embedded >> dev kit from? In the article they seem to indicate that larger >> production runs are in the offerings to come? > > If you're interested, I could probably hook a couple more Gentoo > embedded devs with OSWALDs at reduced prices. We currently have a > limited supply on hand due to previous manufacturing and funding issues, > but there are probably enough to hand a few out, especially if you > contribute back to the OSWALD project. Thanks for the generosity, but, I need to finish a few things that have been lagging for me, before I jump into anything else. That said, I'm interested in the next board, if it is ARM based. > Also, we are currently looking into the next hardware platform that the > device will be based on in future years. I'm all for continuing with the > upcoming OMAP4 platform, but we'll see where things go. OMAP-4 looks very cool: http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?contentId=53243&navigationId=12843&templateId=6123 Keep us posted on the new board's processor direction. Thanks for all of the information. James
