Re: device tree not the answer in the ARM world [was: Re: running Debian on a Cubieboard]

Alexander Holler
2013-05-06T10:08:48Z

Am 06.05.2013 08:53, schrieb Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton:

> but the question you have to ask is: why should the HW designers even
> care? they're creating an embedded specialist system, they picked the
> most cost-effective and most available solution to them - why _should_
> they care?
>
> and the answer is: they don't have to. tough luck. get over it, mr
> software engineer. hardware cost reductions take priority.

So why do you post this at lkml at all? It looks like your HW is able to
run without SW or if it still needs SW, the necessary SW is freely
available right around the corner, doesn't need modifications and
therefor doesn't need a share of the budget.

Do you develop cables or similiar?

Regards,

Alexander Holler