Re: [riot-devel] Why RIOT is partner of Ubuntu? (technical cosequences?)

2015-01-26 Thread Jan Wagner
> Your fears are entirely ungrounded :)
 
haha, why is everyone keep  (except the voices in my head) telling that? 
 
thanks for your clarifications and you replys Ludwig and Emmanuel they exactly
hit the spot ... and now back to the code :]
 

> Ludwig Ortmann  hat am 26. Januar 2015 um 11:22
> geschrieben:
>
>
> Hi Jan,
>
> Your fears are entirely ungrounded :)
>
> First of all, there are no concrete plans or even arrangements as of now.
> From our point of view, RIOT lacks human interfaces (among other things), and
> if Ubuntu snappy apps turn out to be a fitting front end, we will probably
> support it, but not exclusively.
>
> Second, as far add I know Ubuntu is criticized primarily for reasons that have
> to do with decision making.
> RIOT aims to be a proper open source project, so I'm not afraid of Canonical
> taking over the reins or something like that.
>
> We (the core developers) are also in contact/affiliation with several other
> entities (companies and institutes) that have interests in RIOT or which are
> already using/financing/shaping development. (This means the influence of
> financially involved parties is distributed and it will most likely stay this
> way.)
> In this regard: we are currently in the process of creating a legal entity (a
> German Verein) with the goal of catering to both, RIOT's free software and
> financial needs.
>
> Cheers, Ludwig
>
> PS: this is not an official statement, just my personal view on things.
>
> Am 26. Januar 2015 10:42:39 MEZ, schrieb Jan Wagner :
> >Hi devs,
> >
> >dont know if this is right the list - but are there any technical
> >consequences?
> >
> >What does RIOT want from Ubuntu?
> >Are there any technnical plans of cooperation and how should Ubuntu
> >help with
> >that?
> >What is the plan of Ubuntu? - 'market positionig' ? - "just a act pure
> >love?"
> >
> >Beside the critic about Ubuntu that you might know or just google - I
> >clearly
> >ask myself
> >what this heavy commercialized dist want from RIOT?
> >
> >" “ The open Ninja Sphere controller based on Ubuntu Core is a perfect
> >base for
> >building
> >apps that interact with devices and sensors in your home. We look
> >forward to the
> >growth
> >of a new ecosystem of inventors and creators and are delighted to
> >provide them
> >with a blank
> >canvas for their creativity. ”"
> >
> >My fear: Is RIOT is assimilated into a future 'EZ CRAZY COOL NInJA
> >Ubuntu Core"
> >soon?
> >
> >Regards (parnoid)
> >
> >Jan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [riot-devel] Why RIOT is partner of Ubuntu? (technical cosequences?)

2015-01-26 Thread Emmanuel Baccelli
Hi Jan,

As far as I understood it, Ubuntu contacted us because they were looking
for expertise on how to communicate with embedded devices which cannot run
Linux.

A low-overhead solution that we suggested for their problem is: RIOT (and
its network stack) runs simultaneously on IoT devices, and as a Linux
process (native port) on whatever box they have in mind. This way, their
communication problem could be solved rather easily.

Such a solution has no substantial consequences for RIOT : development &
maintenance of RIOT's native port and network stack  are anyways part of
the plan, whether or not Ubuntu is interested in using these building
blocks.

Basically: RIOT is a free tool that can be used by anyone, why not by
Ubuntu ;). But as far as I can tell, I don't think we should fear RIOT
becoming Ubuntu-ized.

Best,

Emmanuel



On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Jan Wagner  wrote:

>   Hi devs,
>
>  dont know if this is right the list - but are there any technical
> consequences?
>
>  What does RIOT want from Ubuntu?
>  Are there any technnical plans of cooperation and how should Ubuntu help
> with that?
>  What is the plan of Ubuntu? - 'market positionig' ? - "just a act pure
> love?"
>
>  Beside the critic about Ubuntu that you might know or just google - I
> clearly ask myself
>  what this heavy commercialized dist want from RIOT?
>
>  " “ The open Ninja Sphere controller based on Ubuntu Core is a perfect
> base for building
>  apps that interact with devices and sensors in your home. We look
> forward to the growth
>  of a new ecosystem of inventors and creators and are delighted to
> provide them with a blank
>  canvas for their creativity. ”"
>
>  My fear: Is RIOT is assimilated into a future 'EZ CRAZY COOL NInJA
> Ubuntu Core" soon?
>
>  Regards (parnoid)
>
>  Jan
>
>
>
>
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Re: [riot-devel] Why RIOT is partner of Ubuntu? (technical cosequences?)

2015-01-26 Thread Ludwig Ortmann
Hi Jan,

Your fears are entirely ungrounded :)

First of all, there are no concrete plans or even arrangements as of now.
From our point of view, RIOT lacks human interfaces (among other things), and 
if Ubuntu snappy apps turn out to be a fitting front end, we will probably 
support it, but not exclusively.

Second, as far add I know Ubuntu is criticized primarily for reasons that have 
to do with decision making.
RIOT aims to be a proper open source project, so I'm not afraid of Canonical 
taking over the reins or something like that.

We (the core developers) are also in contact/affiliation with several other 
entities (companies and institutes) that have interests in RIOT or which are 
already using/financing/shaping development. (This means the influence of 
financially involved parties is distributed and it will most likely stay this 
way.)
In this regard: we are currently in the process of creating a legal entity (a 
German Verein) with the goal of catering to both, RIOT's free software and 
financial needs.

Cheers, Ludwig

PS: this is not an official  statement, just my personal view on things.

Am 26. Januar 2015 10:42:39 MEZ, schrieb Jan Wagner :
>Hi devs,
> 
>dont know if this is right the list - but are there any technical
>consequences?
> 
>What does RIOT want from Ubuntu?
>Are there any technnical plans of cooperation and how should Ubuntu
>help with
>that?
>What is the plan of Ubuntu? - 'market positionig' ? - "just a act pure
>love?"
> 
>Beside the critic about Ubuntu that you might know or just google - I
>clearly
>ask myself
>what this heavy commercialized dist want from RIOT?
> 
>" “ The open Ninja Sphere controller based on Ubuntu Core is a perfect
>base for
>building
>apps that interact with devices and sensors in your home. We look
>forward to the
>growth
>of a new ecosystem of inventors and creators and are delighted to
>provide them
>with a blank
>canvas for their creativity. ”"
> 
>My fear: Is RIOT is assimilated into a future 'EZ CRAZY COOL NInJA
>Ubuntu Core"
>soon?
> 
>Regards (parnoid)
> 
>Jan
> 
> 
>
>
>
>
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[riot-devel] Why RIOT is partner of Ubuntu? (technical cosequences?)

2015-01-26 Thread Jan Wagner
Hi devs,
 
dont know if this is right the list - but are there any technical consequences?
 
What does RIOT want from Ubuntu?
Are there any technnical plans of cooperation and how should Ubuntu help with
that?
What is the plan of Ubuntu? - 'market positionig' ? - "just a act pure love?"
 
Beside the critic about Ubuntu that you might know or just google - I clearly
ask myself
what this heavy commercialized dist want from RIOT?
 
" “ The open Ninja Sphere controller based on Ubuntu Core is a perfect base for
building
apps that interact with devices and sensors in your home. We look forward to the
growth
of a new ecosystem of inventors and creators and are delighted to provide them
with a blank
canvas for their creativity. ”"
 
My fear: Is RIOT is assimilated into a future 'EZ CRAZY COOL NInJA Ubuntu Core"
soon?
 
Regards (parnoid)
 
Jan
 
 
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