On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:51:13 +0100

Sascha Wessel  wrote:

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> why do we need another distribution? The better solution would be to

> include the packages into debian, isn't it? This way everyone

> benefits.

Technically it is not really another distribution. It is the port of the

GTK phone and PIM suite onto Debian and thus rather close to GNOME

Mobile. thus
 a) it is a home for GTK hackers and C hackers while still open

    to C++, Python or whatever else you like

 b) we are stabilizing the platform so that VARs start to see the

    Freerunner as a serious base which is good for Openmoko

 c) we are working on making it usable as a phone which is good

    for everybody
> One of your goals seems to be the prebuild tarball.
I have done one and a half years of flashing over and over again and

I'm so sick of it ;-)
The tarball is a great way to install in minutes a distribution

without need for dfu-util or problems with servers. Once it is there,

you can upgrade single packages with apt-get.
In any case, flash images will follow.
Marcus
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