Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-22 Thread Christian Helmuth
an EPUB version or a PDF optimised for common ereader screen > sizes. Given the surprisingly poor margin truncating support of many > of these devices, a PDF should have small margins. (The current > state of stock ereader software screams for something better.) > > I think, these

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-21 Thread Norman Feske
Hi Ben, On 20.01.2018 02:32, Nobody III wrote: > If you don't want Qt in the base image, we should at least include Gnu > Nano. Its UI is more intuitive for beginners, and it should be easy to port. the use of Vim is a deliberate decision - not only on technical grounds but also to manage

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-19 Thread Nobody III
If you don't want Qt in the base image, we should at least include Gnu Nano. Its UI is more intuitive for beginners, and it should be easy to port. On Jan 19, 2018 1:20 PM, "Norman Feske" wrote: > Hi John, > > > As a hobbyist, I hesitate to be among the first to

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-19 Thread Norman Feske
Hi John, > As a hobbyist, I hesitate to be among the first to respond, but I have > to say that I am very excited about "The Year Of Sculpt".  I think it > could be a real turning point when it comes to gaining a wider audience. > > I can't wait to get my hands on Sculpt EA! > > In the

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-19 Thread Norman Feske
Hi Ben, > 1. Java support is mentioned as planned to be at least usable by the end > of 2018, but isn't mentioned in any of the quarterly milestones. Given > how significant Java support is, it should probably be in one or more of > the milestones. we are just getting our toes wet and don't want

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-18 Thread John J. Karcher
On 01/17/2018 11:45 AM, Norman Feske wrote: Hello, I'd like thank everyone who participated in the road-map discussion for 2018! I just updated Genode's official road map and hope that it adequately captures the interests expressed during the discussion while staying realistic:

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-17 Thread Norman Feske
Hello, I'd like thank everyone who participated in the road-map discussion for 2018! I just updated Genode's official road map and hope that it adequately captures the interests expressed during the discussion while staying realistic: https://genode.org/about/road-map Cheers Norman --

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-15 Thread tgvb
truncating support of many of these devices, a PDF should have small margins. (The current state of stock ereader software screams for something better.)I think, these two points are my main input for the roadmap 2018 discussion. I also like the quality and resilience aspect, which Norman alluded

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-12 Thread Norman Feske
Hi Ben, On 11.01.2018 20:12, Nobody III wrote: > Along with adding features to the base-hw kernel, I would suggest an > emphasis on improving its performance. I have tried my own Sculpt-like > scenario on that kernel, and I found that the mouse was sluggish when I > tried dragging a window

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-12 Thread Christian Helmuth
Hello, On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 03:16:31PM -0600, Emery Hemingway wrote: > I apologize for my absence from the mailing list, I didn't realize my > subscription had ended until I noticed a link to the spectre thread on > the front page of Hacker News :-) We're working on the migration of our

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Alexander Boettcher
Hello all, attached my ideas and plans. Review 2017 --- In January of 2017 I was not able to boot Genode on my brand-new notebook side by side with other OSes installed in UEFI mode. To overcome the issue, I choose to change this as side project and managed to get the Genode framework,

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Emery Hemingway
Hello list, I apologize for my absence from the mailing list, I didn't realize my subscription had ended until I noticed a link to the spectre thread on the front page of Hacker News :-) Two goals that I set at the begining of last year have turned out well, the Nim language works for reasonable

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Nobody III
Along with adding features to the base-hw kernel, I would suggest an emphasis on improving its performance. I have tried my own Sculpt-like scenario on that kernel, and I found that the mouse was sluggish when I tried dragging a window around. I had no such problem on NOVA. My particular example

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Norman Feske
Hi Stefan, > To me personally it seems 2018 will be the year of "sculpt", and > although I much appreciate my daily work on a Genode base, I fear > other activities will become orphaned - which is our own kernel and > support of embedded platforms. Let me try to dispel your fear. My line of

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-11 Thread Stefan Kalkowski
Hello everyone, and a happy new year! To me personally it seems 2018 will be the year of "sculpt", and although I much appreciate my daily work on a Genode base, I fear other activities will become orphaned - which is our own kernel and support of embedded platforms. Therefore, I'd like to take

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-05 Thread Norman Feske
Hi Steven, > While x86 support is good, the embedded landscape is dominated by > ARM, and currently Genode seems to have weaker driver support for > small modern ARM systems. The Wand Quad would be a good platform > to develop in this regard (vs, say, Arndale). Rpi would be > another. (We've

Re: Roadmap 2018

2018-01-02 Thread Steven Harp
The network equipment use case is especially interesting here. Genode has tremendous potential for a wide range of embedded systems, enabling strong security features combined with memory efficiency--a combination that is difficult to obtain other ways. While x86 support is good, the embedded

Re: Roadmap 2018

2017-12-29 Thread John J. Karcher
On 12/27/2017 11:15 AM, Christian Helmuth wrote: Hello, thanks Norman for making a start with the road-map discussion and also for the review of 2017. Personally, I'm quite excited that Sculpt enables me to work on Genode each day. This is pretty much different from what I felt one year ago

Re: Roadmap 2018

2017-12-27 Thread Christian Helmuth
Hello, thanks Norman for making a start with the road-map discussion and also for the review of 2017. Personally, I'm quite excited that Sculpt enables me to work on Genode each day. This is pretty much different from what I felt one year ago with a rather static scenario that I used only once

Re: Roadmap 2018

2017-12-23 Thread Norman Feske
Hi Ben, thanks for sharing your thoughts! > From my understanding, the fastest way to start a subsystem in the > Sculpt scenario is to type the XML start node into one of the config > files. If instead, I could just type something like "start vbox_linux" > into bash, I would be much more

Roadmap 2018

2017-12-22 Thread Norman Feske
Hello everyone, like every year in December, I'd like to kick off the discussion of Genode's road map for the upcoming twelve months. It goes without saying that your feedback and suggestions are very welcome. Should you have any plans related to Genode, please do not hesitate to chime in!