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== Use cases == | == Use cases == | ||
=== Alternate Distribution === | === Alternate Distribution === | ||
- | '''Story:''' Alice has created an alternate distribution for the | + | '''Story:''' Alice has created an alternate distribution for the Nokia Internet Tablets, but in order to fully take advantage of the hardware, she needs to use some proprietary binary drivers that only Nokia has the right to redistribute. Now she wants to provide her distribution to users. |
- | '''She needs:''' a way to upload fs images that include | + | '''She needs:''' a way to upload fs images that include Nokia binary drivers. |
=== Maemo Remix === | === Maemo Remix === | ||
'''Story:''' Bob wants to fix some bugs the open source parts of Maemo 4 and distribute a complete flashable image. Because he's replacing system libraries he can't distribute his fixes through extras. | '''Story:''' Bob wants to fix some bugs the open source parts of Maemo 4 and distribute a complete flashable image. Because he's replacing system libraries he can't distribute his fixes through extras. | ||
- | '''He needs''': a way to upload an fs image that includes | + | '''He needs''': a way to upload an fs image that includes Nokia binary drivers as well as user-level applications that originally came with N8x0, such as Adobe Flash and "Map." |
=== User of Alice's AlternateDistro or Bob's MaemoRemix === | === User of Alice's AlternateDistro or Bob's MaemoRemix === | ||
'''Story:''' Claire has an N800 and wants to try out Alice's AlternateDistro and Bob's MaemoRemix. | '''Story:''' Claire has an N800 and wants to try out Alice's AlternateDistro and Bob's MaemoRemix. | ||
- | '''She needs:''' a way to provide a token that proves she has a | + | '''She needs:''' a way to provide a token that proves she has a Nokia Internet Tablet and thus has the rights to access the Nokia binaries included in the downloads provided by Alice and Bob. |
== Proposal: == | == Proposal: == | ||
- | + | Have certain areas on maemo.org that are only accessible by the user providing a token that proves that user owns an Nokia Internet Tablet (probably a toke based on the WLAN MAC address). Just normal http directories serving static files would be fine. No need to restrict access to the wiki or dynamic content. In addition we would like to have the ability for users to request access to be able to upload their own custom fs images that include Nokia-provided binaries. | |
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