Re: Summary of GNOME Mobile session in SF?

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi,

Nils Faerber wrote:
> > > We need volunteers to work with Ross to update the architecture diagram, to
> > > add some examples & descriptions of GNOME Mobile based platforms to the
> > > website, and to write some short notes on the various components. Anyone
> > > have some time over the next couple of weeks?
> > Count me in.  I'm not much of an artist, but I'll help out with the
> > arch diagrams and related tasks once we have a better idea of what
> > they should look like.
>
> The arch diagram that is currently on the web page looks very nice but
> is hard to maintain.

"Looks nice" is a feature.

Especially if you buy into Lefty's view that GNOME Mobile is essentially 
a marketing exercise.

> I originally wanted to start something like this but still wait for my
> Gnome account to get activated. I thought it should not take that long.
> I will write up something offline and send it to Dave/Stormy so they can
> hopefully upload it.

I will ping the accounts team about your account, in the meantime, 
please don't wait, start getting gnomeweb-wml and making changes & send 
me patches.

> Oh well, this is in my court and I have to apologize for the delay - we
> are preparing for LinuxTag next week (BTW, does anyone from Gnome/mobile
> intend to visit LinuxTag http://www.linuxtag.org ?)

You mean "anyone else", right? :)

One other thing - could I have a volunteer from each of the following 
projects to write me a one paragraph summary of the platform and its 
relationship to GNOME for the mobile web-page? It seems like the way to 
get progress on this is to crowd-source it:

Platforms:

* Maemo
* Moblin
* LiMo
* Poky Linux
* ALP
* Sugar
* Ubuntu Mobile/Netbook remix

Devices:

* BUG
* Vernier LabQuest
* SuperSonic Aixplorer (more a vertical/embedded app than a mobile device)
* Nokia N series internet tablets
* Garmin Nüvi 880
* FreeRunner?
* OLPC XO (perhaps one entry for both Sugar and the XO?)

Am I missing any obvious candidates?

Cheers,
Dave.

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Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
dneary gnome org