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Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: speculatrix on August 01, 2006, 08:07:36 am: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification)

I wonder how hackable this device will be?!
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: koen on August 01, 2006, 08:19:26 am: Quote
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification)

I wonder how hackable this device will be?!
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Well, the first software that booted was built with OE, so I'd think it's pretty hackable
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: speculatrix on August 01, 2006, 10:19:00 am: Quote
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification)

I wonder how hackable this device will be?!
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Well, the first software that booted was built with OE, so I'd think it's pretty hackable
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well, duh! I meant hardware hackable.
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: Ferret-Simpson on August 01, 2006, 02:32:23 pm: Get a prototype and a soldering iron, and find out!
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: BarryW on August 01, 2006, 02:40:42 pm: I'm on the list for getting one for $300 and they donate the other 2 somewhere else. Don't know if it will go through though. I don't think we'll get enough pledges.

The last video I saw of it running it was running a stripped down Fedora Core 5 install.
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: adf on August 01, 2006, 04:32:25 pm: Quote
I'm on the list for getting one for $300 and they donate the other 2 somewhere else. Don't know if it will go through though. I don't think we'll get enough pledges.

The last video I saw of it running it was running a stripped down Fedora Core 5 install.
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a): how does one get on this list?

: Koen, is the OE team planning to build angstrom for this gadget if it comes to market?
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: koen on August 01, 2006, 04:57:10 pm: Quote
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I'm on the list for getting one for $300 and they donate the other 2 somewhere else. Don't know if it will go through though. I don't think we'll get enough pledges.

The last video I saw of it running it was running a stripped down Fedora Core 5 install.
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a): how does one get on this list?

: Koen, is the OE team planning to build angstrom for this gadget if it comes to market?
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We are waiting for rev B devboards to come available to test on, and are discussing if we want to support it in Ã…ngstrÃ¶m, since the OLPC is a touchy political subject.
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: BarryW on August 01, 2006, 05:59:20 pm: Quote
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I'm on the list for getting one for $300 and they donate the other 2 somewhere else. Don't know if it will go through though. I don't think we'll get enough pledges.

The last video I saw of it running it was running a stripped down Fedora Core 5 install.
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a): how does one get on this list?

: Koen, is the OE team planning to build angstrom for this gadget if it comes to market?
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Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: adf on August 02, 2006, 12:01:35 am: why would olpc os hacking be touchy, assuming you are working on an open source os?

edit: I signed up
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: BarryW on August 02, 2006, 12:42:39 pm: Quote
why would olpc os hacking be touchy, assuming you are working on an open source os?

edit: I signed up
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It runs from flash, custom hardware, fairly customized os.
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: koen on August 02, 2006, 02:33:39 pm: Quote
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why would olpc os hacking be touchy, assuming you are working on an open source os?

edit: I signed up
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It runs from flash, custom hardware, fairly customized os.
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As is said before: OE support isn't the problem, the political side is. You could even use OE to build the linuxbios used, so software hackability isn't the problem.
Title: Specifications Of Olpc
Post by: Da_Blitz on August 02, 2006, 08:19:44 pm: what are the political issues exactly? you mention them however i dont see a problem with running your own firmware on a device you have purchased