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authorBjörn Stenberg <bjorn@haxx.se>2002-08-19 22:59:15 +0000
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@@ -230,28 +230,33 @@ A29: Don't confuse the terms. Reverse engineering means examining a product
software without first researching the surrounding interfaces, then no
software has ever been written from scratch.
-Q30: Wait a minute here. You have released version 1.0, but not a single one
- of the ideas you have spoken about is actually implimented! Calling this
- version 1.0 is really misleading. Whats the story?!
-A30: In simple terms, the first release is called 1.0 because it has a basic
- working feature set that works and has no known bugs. That is what 1.0
- means. It is true that Rockbox 1.0 lacks most of the feature set that
- every sane user wants. However, we never said it was more
- feature-complete or better in any way then the original firmware at this
- early point. This first release was done as a proof of concept that our
- ideas are moving in the right direction. We also hope that it helps
+Q30: Wait a minute here. When you released version 1.0 you did not have a single
+ one of the ideas you have mentioned on your website actually implimented!
+ Calling this version 1.0 is really misleading. Whats the story?!
+A30: In simple terms, the first release was called 1.0 because it had a basic
+ working feature set that worked and had no known bugs. That is what 1.0
+ meant. It is true that Rockbox 1.0 lacked most of the feature set that
+ every sane user wanted. However, we never said it was more
+ feature-complete or better in any way then the original firmware that early
+ in the project. The first release was done as a proof of concept that our
+ ideas are moving in the right direction. We also hoped that it would help
bring the project some attention, and some additional developers.
- Adding the missing features is just a matter of time (and that time goes
- faster if you, yes you, help too).
+ Adding the missing features was just a matter of time. In more recently
+ releases we have completed many of our desired goals, and several new ones
+ that were implimented to fullfill user requests.
Q31: I've heard talk of a 'Rolo'. What is that? (Or 'All you ever wanted
to know about Rockbox boot loaders')
A31: The developers have discussed the possibility of a boot loader. (Mainly
because having one sounds cool, and isn't Rolo just a great name?)
The idea would be that a user could use the load to choose between
- different verions of Rockbox or the Archo firmware itself. We do not
- have an expected date on this. (As a matter of fact, developement on it
- has not even started yet).
+ different verions of Rockbox or the Archo firmware itself. We have a
+ working version of ROLO implimented for the players, and a version in
+ development for the recorders. However, at this time, the patch for ROLO
+ is not optimal for use and is not part of the main branch of the CVS.
+ Once this improves and has been tested sufficently, it will become part of
+ the main release. Please check the mailing list logs and irc logs for more
+ information.
Q32: I was thinking about making the USB a bit more usable. What are the
chances of using the USB port to [play games / share files / list
@@ -274,7 +279,6 @@ Q33: When I use RockBox my jukebox's red "error" light turns on a lot, but this
A33: Rockbox uses the red LED as harddisk activity light, not as an error
light. Relax and enjoy the music.
-
Q34: How do I use the loadable fonts?
A34: Loadable fonts are a work in progress. We do not have full documentation
for it. The best we can do now is tell you that you need a valid .bdf