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From: Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml@gmail.com>
To: Koen Kooi <openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Annotate machines with amount of RAM
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:23:11 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <299122878.20061017002311@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4533C686.8020600@dominion.kabel.utwente.nl>

Hello Koen,

Monday, October 16, 2006, 8:51:02 PM, you wrote:

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> Michael 'Mickey' Lauer schreef:

>> Which features do we need to describe? At first glance, I could think
>> about
>> 
>> VOLATILE_STORAGE_SIZE (RAM)
>> NON_VOLATILE_STORAGE_SIZE (Flash, HD, etc.)
>> DISPLAY_TYPE (Touchscreen or not)
>> DISPLAY_RESOLUTION

> and please let us not fall in to the same trap over and over again by ignoring DPI. My
> a780 and h2200 are both qvga, but it's 100dpi versus 160dpi, which makes a huge difference.

  Still, exact pixel resolution is primary thing from the software
point fo view ;-). But I guess, current GUI_MACHINE_CLASS indeed may
survive some more time.

>> 
>> We shouldn't stop here. With several groups working on device daemon
>> standards towards interoperable platforms, it could make sense to
>> describe
>> 
>> INPUT_METHODS
>> 
>> as well (buttons, keyboard, touchscreen, microphone).

> MACHINE_FEATURES = "keyboard" exists :)

  touchscreen, too. But "buttons" and "microphone" would be nice
additions.

>> 
>> Last but not least GSM and (A)GPS should make its way into
>> MACHINE_FEATURES pretty soon as well...

> Right, I nuked smartphone-common.conf today and I was thinking how to funnel it into
> task-base :)

  Well, I'd say, the benefits of task-base are now pretty visible!

> regards,

> Koen


-- 
Best regards,
 Paul                            mailto:pmiscml@gmail.com




      reply	other threads:[~2006-10-16 21:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-10-16 15:00 [RFC] Annotate machines with amount of RAM Paul Sokolovsky
2006-10-16 17:35 ` Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
2006-10-16 17:51   ` Koen Kooi
2006-10-16 21:23     ` Paul Sokolovsky [this message]

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