Talk:Community Updates - Revision history

MinhHaDuong: link to andy-tracking

2008-12-25T20:38:23Z

link to andy-tracking

MinhHaDuong: fix opkg moved link

2008-12-25T18:31:57Z

fix opkg moved link

MinhHaDuong: - cut to new page

2008-12-13T20:16:10Z

- cut to new page

MinhHaDuong: /* Distributions */ + Debian wiki page still needs cleanup

2008-12-13T20:14:32Z

‎Distributions: + Debian wiki page still needs cleanup

MinhHaDuong: /* Applications */ link aphasia

2008-12-13T20:12:28Z

‎Applications: link aphasia

MinhHaDuong: + Moved Android

2008-12-13T20:09:46Z

+ Moved Android

MinhHaDuong: /* Hardware */ +3D accel.

2008-12-13T20:04:49Z

‎Hardware: +3D accel.

MinhHaDuong: /* Community */ +geocaching

2008-12-13T19:57:13Z

‎Community: +geocaching

MinhHaDuong: /* Applications */ +Moksec -geocaching

2008-12-13T19:56:48Z

‎Applications: +Moksec -geocaching

MinhHaDuong: /* Community */ +buzz page

2008-12-13T19:20:00Z

‎Community: +buzz page

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 Watch these links:
-* Git logs: [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=kernel.git;a=log;h=stable kernel/stable], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=kernel.git;a=log;h=stable-tracking kernel/stable-tracking], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qtopia.git;a=log;h=master Qtopia/master], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=openmoko.git;a=summary Openmoko's OpenEmbedded], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=u-boot.git;a=log;h=stable uboot/stable], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qi.git;a=log Qi/master]
+* Git logs: [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=andy-tracking kernel/andy-tracking], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qtopia.git;a=log;h=master Qtopia/master], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=openmoko.git;a=summary Openmoko's OpenEmbedded], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=u-boot.git;a=log;h=stable uboot/stable], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qi.git;a=log Qi/master]
 * Mailing lists: [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f528196 hardware], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f528196 devel], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f1954 community], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f681789 kernel], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f528183 support], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f832940 SHR devel], [http://lists.projects.openmoko.org/pipermail/fdom-development/ FDOM devel], [http://lists.hackable1.org/pipermail/hackable1-dev/ Hackable:1 devel], [http://www.mail-archive.com/smartphones-standards@linuxtogo.org/index.html#00123 FSO]
 * News: [[Special:Newpages]], [http://projects.openmoko.org/ Project news], [http://www.opkg.org/rss/latest_entries.php opkg new packages].

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 * Git logs: [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=kernel.git;a=log;h=stable kernel/stable], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=kernel.git;a=log;h=stable-tracking kernel/stable-tracking], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qtopia.git;a=log;h=master Qtopia/master], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=openmoko.git;a=summary Openmoko's OpenEmbedded], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=u-boot.git;a=log;h=stable uboot/stable], [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=qi.git;a=log Qi/master]
 * Mailing lists: [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f528196 hardware], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f528196 devel], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f1954 community], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f681789 kernel], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f528183 support], [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f832940 SHR devel], [http://lists.projects.openmoko.org/pipermail/fdom-development/ FDOM devel], [http://lists.hackable1.org/pipermail/hackable1-dev/ Hackable:1 devel], [http://www.mail-archive.com/smartphones-standards@linuxtogo.org/index.html#00123 FSO]
-* News: [[Special:Newpages]], [http://projects.openmoko.org/ Project news], [http://www.opkg.org/feed.php opkg new packages].
+* News: [[Special:Newpages]], [http://projects.openmoko.org/ Project news], [http://www.opkg.org/rss/latest_entries.php opkg new packages].
 How are newsletters organized elsewhere:

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	[[/Archive 1]]		[[/Archive 1]]
−
−	~~== Applications ==~~
−
−	~~Please remember to announce new releases/updates, as the GForge engine on projects.openmoko.org does not do it automatically.~~
−
−	~~New:~~
−	* [http://www.opkg.org/package_58.html OpenTTD]. An open source clone of the popular Transport Tycoon Deluxe game.
−	* [[Enotes]] (formerly fido) a TODO list manager written with elementary, designed for distributions that use illume, like SHR.
−	* [[OMoney]] a bookkeeping application to track daily incomes and expenses.
−	* [http://www.opkg.org/package_55.html ePiano] 0.1 A virtual piano keyboard to play simple songs.
−	* [http://www.opkg.org/package_54.html SCR] 1.432 (new on opkg) a alternative input method for entring text with your finger.
−	* [[ZOMG!]] the embryo of a graphical package manager in Java.
−	* Alex O. of the [http://moko.networld.to/ MokSec] project released a call control firewall ([http://opkg.networld.to/moksec/testing/ ipk]) based on a black- and whitelist system. Next up is integration with FSO, which needs a filtering extension.
−
−	~~Updated:~~
−	* [[TwitterMoko]] O.4. Packaging improvements following suggestions by experienced Debian Dev.
−	* [[Gpsdcontrol]] 0.4. A Python script to turn on/off gpsd and gps antenna from the desktop. Add: icon changes to show GPS system state.
−	* [[Orrery]] 2.3. Added a Planet Compass (on opts menu), dates of major moon phases, minor bugfixes.
−	* [[neoqplayer]] 0.2 "sunset". Finger friendly, cover show, playlist view, nicer theme, bugfixes.
−	* [[gtkaddpoi]] 0.5a, SHR compatibility fix.
−	* [http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/aphasia/ Aphasia] A very innovative project to communicate with images rather than sounds, experimental code. Now using dbus.
−	* [[Paroli]] gets some documentation and a wiki page.
−	* Nathan K. qualified the [http://download.navit-project.org/navit/openmoko/svn/ newer opkg] for [[Navit]], a car navigation system with routing engine, "a vast improvement".
−
−	~~== Distributions ==~~
−
−	* Android really jumped up in the hit-parade of the [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wiki_statistic_numbers#November.2C_2008 most popular pages]. The wiki page with installation instructions has moved to [[Android on Freerunner]], so from now on please use the page [[User_talk:Seanmcneil3]] for discussion. Koolu's Android git is online at http://git.koolu.org/.
−	* The [[Debian]] wiki page still needs a good cleanup.
−	* [[FDOM]] successfully moved its build system to an OpenEmbedded overlay and is considering jumping over from ASU stable to ASU testing.
−	* Qt Extended (formerly [[Qtopia]]). The currently best version seem to be [http://other.lastnetwork.net/OpenMoko/ Hypnotize's unofficial ones]. Lorn (our liaison Software Engineer at Nokia) will try to get an official snapshot out before the solstice.
−	* An [[FSO]] user suggested that it was time to test the newer kernel, that the needed changes described on FSO's trac (LINK NEEDED) were minor. He reported good things about it.
−
−	~~== Openmoko's Roadmap explained ==~~
−
−	The optimization team finished their work a few weeks ago. No formal update was released so far. According to [http://n2.nabble.com/-Full-test-report-of-Om2008.testing%28Om2008.12.2%29--part2-tp1642645p1642645.html testing reports], the image is only a little better than 2008.9 update. There are still about 10 critical bugs that an end user would not accept in a smartphone product. Three of those bugs should be already fixed in the latests (2.6.28) kernels, however. There are also [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-December/037229.html GTK regressions remaining] compared to 2007.2.
−
−	~~Wolfgang Spraul [http://n2.nabble.com/No-more-optimization-team-tp1637861p1638039.html explained] Openmoko's software strategy for the next 6 months as follows:~~
−
−	~~====1. Current stable image====~~
−	~~Our current stable image is [http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Om2008.9/ Om2008.9]~~
−	We are sometimes cherry-picking fixes into it, but admittedly not as many as we would like. If someone wants to step up to become stable maintainer for this image and cherry-pick more fixes into it, please let me know.
−	~~Alternatively, a number of other images are available, see [[Distributions]].~~
−
−	~~====2. Mickey's framework milestones====~~
−	As many people know, the next big thing for Openmoko will be Mickey's FSO [[OpenmokoFramework]] around D-bus and Python, and the [[Paroli]] telephony UI. A few weeks ago, Mickey released [http://downloads.freesmartphone.org/fso-stable/milestone4.1/ milestone 4]. In late January, he plans to come out with milestone 5, in late March with milestone 6.
−	~~See here for a more detailed roadmap: http://trac.freesmartphone.org/roadmap~~
−
−	~~====3. Next major release, Om2009====~~
−	After the next 2 FSO milestones, Openmoko will fork off a stable branch, and spend 2-3 months on testing and bug fixing. This will lead to our next major release, Om2009. The telephony UI will be Paroli, see http://code.google.com/p/paroli/
−	~~The way things are going right now, we will probably have this release mid-next year.~~
−
−	~~== Infrastructure ==~~
−	* The hottest and bloodiest kernels are at [http://people.openmoko.org/andy Andy's]. They have Nicolas Dufresne's patches for WSOD, a power supply driver ([http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td1506725 pcf50633 rewrite]), touchscreen reliability improvements, a WLAN driver using the mainline SDIO stack, Android-readiness, plus all the Kernel features and fixes between 2.6.24 and 2.6.28, especially [http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td1618262 resume/suspend improvements]. As these kernels are larger than 2MB, one need to [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-December/036921.html meddle with u-Boot] or use Qi to test them and the newer /sys.
−	* Openmoko used to build its distribution using its own copy of OpenEmbedded's Bitbake tree, hosted in its own git under project name [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=openmoko.git;a=summary org.openmoko.dev]. That project has been terminated. Local changes are now being backported upstream so that FSO and everybody else benefits. From now on, further fixes or updates should be directly committed upstream to OpenEmbedded
−
−	~~== Hardware ==~~
−	* Erin documentad how to use the [[Manually_using_Bluetooth#OBEX\|OBEX]] protocol to send files via Bluetooth.
−	* Someone asked how to make new, original cases in quantities less than 100. The answer was that there are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing 3D Printing] shops around that would gladly make any object you design, you just need to provide them with the CAD file. http://ponoko.com, http://emachineshop.com, http://www.shapeways.com were nomminated.
−	* Following up on [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2008-December/003641.html Graeme G's] report on the steady but slow progress of the Xorg glamo driver, [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2008-December/003667.html Thomas W.] and Andreas P. reported promising initial progress on 3D acceleration. GG all !
−
−	~~== Community ==~~
−	* By popular demand, Openmoko opened a virtual [http://www.cafepress.com/openmoko_inc merchandise store] online. Everybody is invited to post cool t-shirts design. Profits will go to bounties and other programs to aid the community. [http://pyneo.org/ pyneo] fans note that their favorite distribution has its own [http://pyneo.org/t-shirt/ online shop].
−	* The FreeRunner is on the cover of December's [http://www.lfymag.com/index.asp?id=13 Linux for You] magazine.
−	* The community is trying out the bounty system at [http://cofundos.org/projects.php?tag=openmoko cofundos.org]. As a start, there is one offer for the accelerated X driver, but media player, volume control/mixer, wifi network manager have also been discussed. This is still a social experiment. We need help and more discussion to define the bounties and claim conditions more precisely.
−	* [http://opkg.org opkg.org] was updated. There is now a simple REST interface ([http://www.opkg.org/api.php API documentation]) to query the database, and a "source code URL" field. Thank you Tobias for this useful community service !
−	* Call to the community: To understand why some suffer from {{ticket\|883}} and {{ticket\|1352}}, users are invited to please report if you experience the [[Buzz or not]] on the wiki.
−
−	* Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. Here is a [http://www.zindep.com/blog-zindep/geocaching_tangogps small script] to play it with [[TangoGPS]].
−
−
−	Did you know it? Sean Moss-Pultz introduced OpenMoko's Neo1973 on November 7th, 2006. It was the "Mystery Guest" at the inaugural Open Source in Mobile ([http://www.osimworld.com/newt/l/handsetsvision/osim08/ OSiM]) conference in Amsterdam. The link to the presentation on [[Openmoko:Current_events]] is broken, but one can still [http://web.archive.org/web/19960101-re_/http://www.openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_Amsterdam.pdf web archive the PDF] or read it online at [http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.html linuxdevices]. Oh, the screenshots looked so cool on the presentation !
−
−	~~==Position available==~~
−	Openmoko is looking for a serious distribution maintainer. Someone who can do the exceptionally hard work of distribution integration, fixing bugs, small and large, from top to bottom of the stack, from UI to kernel, across many packages. Someone with a proven Free Software background.

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 * Android really jumped up in the hit-parade of the [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wiki_statistic_numbers#November.2C_2008 most popular pages]. The wiki page with installation instructions has moved to [[Android on Freerunner]], so from now on please use the page [[User_talk:Seanmcneil3]] for discussion. Koolu's Android git is online at http://git.koolu.org/.
-* The [[Debian]] wiki page needs (had, CJW?) a good cleanup.
+* The [[Debian]] wiki page still needs a good cleanup.
 * [[FDOM]] successfully moved its build system to an OpenEmbedded overlay and is considering jumping over from ASU stable to ASU testing.
 * Qt Extended (formerly [[Qtopia]]). The currently best version seem to be [http://other.lastnetwork.net/OpenMoko/ Hypnotize's unofficial ones]. Lorn (our liaison Software Engineer at Nokia) will try to get an official snapshot out before the solstice.

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 * [[neoqplayer]] 0.2 "sunset". Finger friendly, cover show, playlist view, nicer theme, bugfixes.
 * [[gtkaddpoi]] 0.5a, SHR compatibility fix.
-* [[Aphasia]] A very innovative project to communicate with images rather than sounds, experimental code. Now using dbus.
+* [http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/aphasia/ Aphasia] A very innovative project to communicate with images rather than sounds, experimental code. Now using dbus.
 * [[Paroli]] gets some documentation and a wiki page.
 * Nathan K. qualified the [http://download.navit-project.org/navit/openmoko/svn/ newer opkg] for [[Navit]], a car navigation system with routing engine, "a vast improvement".

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 * [[Aphasia]] A very innovative project to communicate with images rather than sounds, experimental code. Now using dbus.
 * [[Paroli]] gets some documentation and a wiki page.
 == Distributions ==
-* Koolu's Android git is online at http://git.koolu.org/. Look like this tree is maintained by Brian Code, but then who is Sean McNeil is working for ?
+* Android really jumped up in the hit-parade of the [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wiki_statistic_numbers#November.2C_2008 most popular pages]. The wiki page with installation instructions has moved to [[Android on Freerunner]], so from now on please use the page [[User_talk:Seanmcneil3]] for discussion. Koolu's Android git is online at http://git.koolu.org/.
 * The [[Debian]] wiki page needs (had, CJW?) a good cleanup.
 * [[FDOM]] successfully moved its build system to an OpenEmbedded overlay and is considering jumping over from ASU stable to ASU testing.
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 == Community ==
 * By popular demand, Openmoko opened a virtual [http://www.cafepress.com/openmoko_inc merchandise store] online. Everybody is invited to post cool t-shirts design.  Profits will go to bounties and other programs to aid the community. [http://pyneo.org/ pyneo] fans note that their favorite distribution has its own [http://pyneo.org/t-shirt/ online shop].
 * The FreeRunner is on the cover of December's [http://www.lfymag.com/index.asp?id=13 Linux for You] magazine.

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 * Erin documentad how to use the [[Manually_using_Bluetooth#OBEX|OBEX]] protocol to send files via Bluetooth.
 * Someone asked how to make new, original cases in quantities less than 100. The answer was that there are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing 3D Printing] shops around that would gladly make any object you design, you just need to provide them with the CAD file. http://ponoko.com, http://emachineshop.com, http://www.shapeways.com were nomminated.
 == Community ==

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 * [http://opkg.org opkg.org] was updated. There is now a simple REST interface ([http://www.opkg.org/api.php API documentation]) to query the database, and a "source code URL" field. Thank you Tobias for this useful community service !
 * Call to the community: To understand why some suffer from {{ticket|883}} and {{ticket|1352}}, users are invited to please report if you experience the [[Buzz or not]] on the wiki.
 Did you know it? Sean Moss-Pultz introduced OpenMoko's Neo1973 on November 7th, 2006. It was the "Mystery Guest" at the inaugural Open Source in Mobile ([http://www.osimworld.com/newt/l/handsetsvision/osim08/ OSiM]) conference in Amsterdam. The link to the presentation on [[Openmoko:Current_events]] is broken, but one can still [http://web.archive.org/web/19960101-re_/http://www.openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_Amsterdam.pdf web archive the PDF] or read it online at [http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.html linuxdevices]. Oh, the screenshots looked so cool on the presentation !

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 * [http://www.opkg.org/package_54.html SCR] 1.432 (new on opkg) a alternative input method for entring text with your finger.
 * [[ZOMG!]] the embryo of a graphical package manager in Java.
-* Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. Here is a [http://www.zindep.com/blog-zindep/geocaching_tangogps small script] to play it with [[TangoGPS]].
+* Alex O. of the [http://moko.networld.to/ MokSec] project released a call control firewall ([http://opkg.networld.to/moksec/testing/ ipk]) based on a black- and whitelist system. Next up is integration with FSO, which needs a filtering extension.
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