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« on: August 01, 2006, 08:07:36 am »
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification

I wonder how hackable this device will be?!
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2006, 08:19:26 am »
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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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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2006, 10:19:00 am »
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http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification

I wonder how hackable this device will be?!
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=137141\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

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.
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2006, 02:32:23 pm »
Get a prototype and a soldering iron, and find out!
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« Reply #4 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.
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2006, 04:32:25 pm »
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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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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2006, 04:57:10 pm »
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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.
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=137179\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]
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?
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=137193\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

We are waiting for rev B devboards to come available to test on, and are discussing if we want to support it in Ångström, since the OLPC is a touchy political subject.
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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2006, 05:59:20 pm »
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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.
[div align=\"right\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]
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?
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=137193\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]


[a href=\"http://www.pledgebank.com/100laptop]http://www.pledgebank.com/100laptop[/url]
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2006, 12:01:35 am »
why would olpc os hacking be touchy, assuming you are working on an open source os?

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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2006, 12:42:39 pm »
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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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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2006, 02:33:39 pm »
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why would olpc os hacking be touchy, assuming you are working on an open source os?

edit: I signed up
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=137212\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]


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.
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« Reply #11 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
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