The roadblock is mostly that there are only a few (more like couple..) developers who are trying to work on several targets at a time with little help and support.
More devs, more support == faster progress. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Keanen Shaw <keanen.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > If I'm not mistaken, I think there seems to be a roadblock in the way > right now. If there were anything groundbreaking, we'd all here about > it. > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Cory Walker <cwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If there's one thing I've learned about programming (especially with > > reverse-engineering projects), there's not really any use predicting > > how long things will take. There will always be unexpected roadblocks. > > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Keanen Shaw <keanen.s...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Sorry, I meant 3G. If this were a forum I'd just edit my post, so > >> sorry for the double-post. > >> > >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Keanen Shaw <keanen.s...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> Wow, that's confusing. I thought the classics were done, too. Anyways, > >>> this is supposed to be linux4nano, not ipl, but then again it's > >>> awesome that you guys are working on supporting more platforms. > >>> Assuming I were to not do anything, how long would I have to wait for > >>> ipl to be installable on the Nano 4G? > >>> > >>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:46 PM, The Seven <these...@gmx.net> wrote: > >>>> Not really true, both 3G and 4G are work in progress, and actually the > >>>> 4G is a bit ahead of the 3G. I expect the 3G work to be easier than > the > >>>> 4G though. And you should group the classics to the 3G, as they are > >>>> essentially the same platform. > >>>> > >>>> Keanen Shaw schrieb: > >>>>> I think they want to get support for each model finished in sequence. > >>>>> > >>>>> 1G - done > >>>>> 2G - pretty much done I think > >>>>> 3G - work in progress > >>>>> 4G - not started > >>>>> 5G - not started > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Jared Albers > >>>>> <discountstring...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>>>>> To Whom it May Concern: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> It is my desire to see both Linux (and Rockbox) ported to the iPod > Nano 4G > >>>>>> and 5G, however there does not appear to be an overwhelming interest > among > >>>>>> developers to see this get accomplished anytime soon, even though > there > >>>>>> appears to be a desire among the community. For this reason, I would > like to > >>>>>> propose offering a uniquely structured bounty of donations to see > such tasks > >>>>>> completed. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Attached you will find a document describing how I believe the > bounty can be > >>>>>> structured. Also attached is a spreadsheet briefly describing the > milestones > >>>>>> of the bounty and there respective payouts. These documents are a > work in > >>>>>> progress. The bounty milestones and payout percentages are simply my > best > >>>>>> guess and will need fine tuning. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am looking to find support amongst developers and project leaders > for such > >>>>>> a bounty as well as constructive criticism to make this successful. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am prepared to offer sizeable donations (i.e. $1-2k USD for each > bounty > >>>>>> initially) to get each of the bounties started (one bounty for the > 4G and > >>>>>> one for the 5G) and it is my hope that other interested individuals > in the > >>>>>> community will donate also. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -Jared > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Linux4nano-dev mailing list > >>>>>> Linux4nano-dev@gna.org > >>>>>> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > >>>>>> http://www.linux4nano.org > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Linux4nano-dev mailing list > >>>>> Linux4nano-dev@gna.org > >>>>> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > >>>>> http://www.linux4nano.org > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Linux4nano-dev mailing list > >>>> Linux4nano-dev@gna.org > >>>> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > >>>> http://www.linux4nano.org > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Linux4nano-dev mailing list > >> Linux4nano-dev@gna.org > >> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > >> http://www.linux4nano.org > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux4nano-dev mailing list > > Linux4nano-dev@gna.org > > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > > http://www.linux4nano.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux4nano-dev mailing list > Linux4nano-dev@gna.org > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev > http://www.linux4nano.org > _______________________________________________ Linux4nano-dev mailing list Linux4nano-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/linux4nano-dev http://www.linux4nano.org
