I disagree completely. Python's app stack is far too big and has compilation problems on many toolchains. You would be increasing build complexity and size. Which is a concern on multiple embedded targets.
-Matt On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 08:57:37PM -0600, Anthony Papillion wrote: > >> I'm about to begin work again on a privacy program that I believe will fit >> within the Freedom Box goals. Originally, I was going to develop it as a >> desktop application in Python but, as someone pointed out yesterday, Python >> isn't the right choice for embedded development, so I want to base it on a >> language that could be used in the project. >> >> Obviously, C is probably acceptable. But are there any other languages >> that would fit well within the Freedom Box architecture? >> > > Python is sensible to use on a Plug device, I believe. > > Perhaps those discouraging it are people intending to use something else > than the devices proposed in the talks by Eben Moglen, spawning this very > project? > > That said, you are right that lightweight is good. But reinventing wheels > might cause poorer code or slower progress than using well-established > modules, plugins, libraries etc. in existing languages. > > It very much depend on what kind of thingy it is you consider coding. > > (not that I am asking you to elaborate on your particular project: don't > expect me to comment on it here, as I consider this project to be about > building on existing and already packaged code, not inventing new stuff) > > > Good luck with whatever it is you are working on :-) > > - Jonas > > -- > * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt > * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ > > [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJNbGSzAAoJECx8MUbBoAEhaUgP/3Rin+BiojMIOw0XcJfEGupo > 2etRSRGY42nVqIxi4dLNRm4xF2szCbD0IzUby/hilIrakClRnHHSop1u2BV+YbS2 > mXi8ApkJsVkHLI1txXfZEJUL+zfY1/V5qmoU9rRTPcoHZ7zLFwIJC673fp2B3gIz > Kl2/IzcE0hPR34L1JleaASebUOHNrA8yxJLSSMtOBQ5/TqW5jsA6QoMbAdJTb4bq > JHhO6/IEHpxlpXs035n8R5eBsjAhQ9zeqrGCPakCcomtnYpqxhpZJPKWR6c+788h > G6+TeH4xF1HB95oYfHYWLS9Hg1yHiEBZJA6YESdlq/gVPFbavyMQef9Mhd5WJoC1 > 1LzOZvio1lQC7q41Is6UcBSlyj24U+VRWAf4xuXmgXWyuVc+/KXkJjhg3IMCY1V4 > Fz+J8heNWOSUoTsIT66/plNWwE3Jsyon7QowQI0n8Kd1kPvVJCybxtS5GiJQMEJ1 > JUgZ5lVQpl8efkZwUdDp/SJ+1mDiV7J8LRS6OEk91I71RRDu11BhtVg2QPoN58Xr > DFnaH+p4L/aAeOH3KpATRw6FBvWyUTTjzUpwIjO7OH+KayQ0c5SHSYeJF9P1yJU/ > j5WB9s0ehIyeiVOjr9/khvNdGvmCS9hlJut1KttPHyq3q+DSOVvwsrHogJcIJkGF > fcUi+1/DYNCT+a4GV0t9 > =EQ2/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Freedombox-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss > >
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