you can find the test reports here: http://people.openmoko.org/testing/software/
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Steven ** <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know the devel list gets some official looking test results for each > of the main apps posted about once a week. I believe there was even a > summary report in pdf form. I think that testing was against the ASU. > So, at least you could get a pretty good status on that image. > > -Steven > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Stroller > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On 15 Jul 2008, at 19:45, John Reese wrote: >> >>> Stroller wrote: >>>> I thought today about starting a "Freerunner usability" page on the >>>> wiki, as it seems a very common FAQ on IRC. New users are not >>>> satisfied with "the software's not stable yet" but instead want to >>>> know "how 'alpha' is it? can I make calls and send texts? how about >>>> calendaring?" Many Linux enthusiasts LOVE the idea of a completely >>>> open phone and they're willing to sacrifice features for that right >>>> now, because they know (and love!) the fact that Open-Source Software >>>> will fix that for them in the future. As long as they can make calls, >>>> send texts then they're happy with a alpha software, but one user >>>> worries about email or battery life, another needs a browser. It >>>> would be great to have a single page one could point them to (perhaps >>>> telling them which image to use if they need a specific feature, best >>>> call stability or audio quality) - right now I can't find a page that >>>> answers their questions, but I don't want to start a new one because >>>> *surely* there must already be one?? >>> >>> Perhaps this is what you seek? >>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributions >> >> That's a pretty good start - thanks for bringing it to my attention. >> >> ISTM that this answers half the question. >> >> What I'm seeing a lot of on IRC is: >> "is anyone using the Freerunner as their main phone?" >> "how reliable is it?" >> "how featureful is it when the FR is used as a main phone?" >> >> The "telephony" line of the Distributions wiki page suggests that >> OM2007.2, FSO, ASU & Qtopia all work equally well. >> I don't think that's actually the case, is it? >> >> A thinking-about-buying-a-Freerunner FAQ would be great. The existing >> FAQ is simply too long and cumbersome. >> >> The thing about telling a Linux enthusiast that "it's alpha quality" >> is we're all gung ho to try anyway. We're all glad to fix stuff and >> write bash scripts to the best of our ability, but without a decent >> summary of the status it's kinda hard to know whether our abilities >> meet the challenge. >> >> This is probably better suited to the new wiki list. We'll discuss it >> further there when Steve sets it up. >> >> Stroller. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community