[Aakash-hackers] Bootstrapping for Aakash

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Hi Srikant,

Quoting Srikant (2014-02-08 13:33:11)
> Hello all, Sorry for late.

No need for apologies - this is all volunteer: just take your time :-)

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(but no need to apoligize about that either ;-) )


> 1) We welcome our new member Pranav. He is a engineering student, 
> shares the same enthusiasm and passion. I have added him in alioth, 
> and he already joined this mailing list.

Great.  Welcome, Pranav!


> Somehow he is unable to create account on wiki.

Try get in touch with the wiki admins e-g- over irc, as documented at 
the team page referenced from the bottom of every wiki page.


> 2) I have created a minimal lxde-core image, with Wifi/touch and basic 
> utils. I have no idea how to host it on alioth or wiki, so will wait 
> for your suggestions.

Interesting.  But to be honest I have no interest in the actual image 
you produced - what I find interesting is the choices you made in 
producing it: Better if you share source - i.e. the scripts (or other 
procedures) you used to produce the image.


> Is there any tutorial/blog/video on alioth. Also, is there any 
> beginner's guide/instructions for debian wiki.

Good question.  There are lots of ways to produce an image, each with 
benefits and limitations - including large variety in the quality of 
documentation.  So it really depends on your choice of tool - or if you 
approach it from the other end, it depends on your criteria for the 
image and production style of it.


> 3) Is it possible to edit wiki using restructredText or markdown?

No.  The wiki predates those formats and even though plugins exist to 
switch on individual wiki pages, I recommend to "do as the romans": 
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/when_in_Rome,_do_as_the_Romans_do>.


> Meanwhile, I have created a branch in our github page 
> https://github.com/androportal/linux-on-aakash/tree/debian with steps 
> to follow. This page should be converted to debian wiki. So that we 
> can all edit there.

Looking forward to that :-)


> 4) Simplified specs of Aakash2 tablet
> : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aakash_(tablet)
> Aakash2 hardware is loosely based A13-OLinuXino board. Schematics and 
> component details can be found 
> https://github.com/androportal/OLINUXINO

Oh.  So we have *no* data beyond what is already common public 
knowledge. :-(


> 5) Manoj is working on gslx680 touchscreen fix, and Sachin is 
> exploring LIMA. Both of them are working part-time on these.
> We will contact Olimex for sure and find out.

Ok.  Are Sachin and Manoj on this list and this Alioth group too?  Would 
they be interested in that?

Nice if they share results of what they do, but even better if they are 
comfortable sharing progress as they move along and work in ways 
allowing others to collaborate more directly.  Just suggesting :-)



 - Jonas

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