Re: what process for EASILY updating non-developer Freerunners

2008-05-15 Thread Gerald A
On 5/15/08, Lasse Poulsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:22:51 -0700 > "Ron K. Jeffries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is it too much to hope that we'll have access to something similar to >> how Ubuntu installations are upgraded and updated with fixes? > > There is a package

Re: what process for EASILY updating non-developer Freerunners

2008-05-15 Thread Lasse Poulsen
On Thu, 15 May 2008 09:22:51 -0700 "Ron K. Jeffries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not a developer, but at some point I WILL own a Freerunner. Please remember that what you're doing is like taking a car that haven't been test driven out on the open road! > > Is it too much to hope that we'l

clarify "developer" vs. "non-developer" Freerunner (was: Re: what process for EASILY updating non-developer Freerunners)

2008-05-15 Thread Michael Shiloh
Ron, I'm sure you know the difference, but your email allows me to amplify a point that often seems misunderstood: There is no hardware distinction between a "developer" and a "non-developer" Freerunner. All Freerunners can be updated the same way. This distinction is important because many o

Re: what process for EASILY updating non-developer Freerunners

2008-05-15 Thread Steven **
There is a package manager already: ipkg. I don't know if it auto-updates. But it works perfectly fine for installing third-party apps. I built an app, packaged it, and loaded it onto my virtual Neo (under qemu) easily with the developer's framework. -Steven On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:22 AM, R

Re: what process for EASILY updating non-developer Freerunners

2008-05-15 Thread enaut
Ron K. Jeffries schrieb: > Will we have some package system a la .deb or .rpm models? As a startingpoint to read through the wiki I recomend something like that: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Ipkg ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.op

what process for EASILY updating non-developer Freerunners

2008-05-15 Thread Ron K. Jeffries
I am not a developer, but at some point I WILL own a Freerunner. Is it too much to hope that we'll have access to something similar to how Ubuntu installations are upgraded and updated with fixes? My guess is that sort of system is not in the DNA of the core OpenMoko team. That's not a dis, it ju