Hi It is really a good news for free software/hardware advocates!
What is in my mind is promotion of the concept of free software + hardware, with Lemote mini-box and laptops in the Internet, (maybe at FSF recommended hardware?). The more people using Lemote hardware, the more chance they understand their need of freedom, the more they choose gNewSense, the more hackers / developers/ resources we (the gNewSense team) can get. Cheers!! -- Arthur Webkid 2009/3/6 <[email protected]> > Hi, > > The "gNewSense mips-l" project ( > http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Projects/GNewSenseToMIPS ) is on a good way, > thanks to > the support of the gNewSense team, of the FSF, of Lemote Tech, and of > various > contributors around the world. > > So far, we have a gNewSense-compliant Debian installer allowing the > execution of > netboot installation procedure from an usb stick and fine-tuned for the > lemote > hardware. The installation and the upgrade uses the archive set by the FSF > at > http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-mipsel-l/. > > The Lemote hardware ("yeeloong 8089" laptop and "Fuloong 6003" mini box) > boot > from the bsd licensed PMON200 boot loader. > > The netboot install procedure has be proven successful on the "Yeeloong > 8089" > laptop and remains to be tested on the "Fuloong 6003" mini box. We have now > a > nice full-free laptop with beautiful arts designed by the > gNewSense-arts-team, a > working gnome desktop environment. Many things need to be polished: for > example > the apm (the battery of the laptops show a 0% gauge), the webcam is not yet > working), but we have full networking capabilities (both wired and > wireless), a > functional xorg server (thanks to the siliconmotion driver from lemote's > dev), > etc. > > In the same time, Lemote Tech's team has setup a netboot installation > procedure > http://dev.lemote.com/drupal/node/58 and has provided valuable advice, > hardware > resources, code, etc. to the gNewSenseToMips project. This was a big help > for us > all. > > Now, how could we move forward? Maybe: > - improving > - testing > - documenting > - upgrading > - promoting > - upstreaming > - etc. > > That is, many things, but not too much, considering the realistic > perspective > that more talents decide to contribute to the gNewSense project. You are > wellcome! > > Thank you for your comments and for your support! > > Cheers > > Samy > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > >
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