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rcolistete is offline rcolistete
2012-06-28 , 15:55
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#179
Originally Posted by vi_ View Post
Here you are relying on the 'they need a device in order to develop their projects' argument. AFAIK both INABT and eyes have N9s. This will allow them to develop for the ONLY production Harmattan device in existence. No, I do not except that the N950 keyboard and some magic unnameable features make it a superior development device for Harmattan. Also, SSH works fine. My old embedded systems lecturer used to tell us the only thing you need to debug code is an LED. He was mostly right. This is a moot point.
Many Harmattan developers need ideally 2 devices to properly develop their softwares, because :
- the developer has the right to use one device (bought with own money) as an user/test device, and keep other device (won in a device program) exclusively to develop;
- many low-level hacks can result in reflashing the device;
- it is useful to have 2 or more devices with different configurations, like PR1.1/1.2/1.3, open mode kernel x inception, etc, so the developer can reproduce the user base diversity to better fix reported bugs;
- a N950 is required to have 100% N950 compatible software for some features (NITDroid, etc).

By the way, I have donated money to eyes to buy his N9 to develop NITDroid. Even a friend of mine who isn't a N9 user has donated.

Originally Posted by vi_ View Post
The N950s status as a development device is now void considering the N9 is available.
Why do you insist to repeat this argument so I need to reply again ?
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