Mer/Proposals/Vendor Hardware Repositories

Vendor hardware repositories

tar.gz or zip (marked B in the following) containing closed source bits provided to maemo.org
EULA (E) for users of their devices to follow regarding the closed source bits.
EULA should not limit Mer/Maemo variants/other device OS developers ability to repackage the bits for proper inclusion into Mer/Maemo variants/other device OS under scheme.
List (L) for maemo.org containing valid MAC address/serial numbers that these closed source bits may be distributed to.
Permission for maemo.org to distribute the tar.gz/zip and repackaged versions of the contained closed source bits under the EULA to the valid MAC address/serial numbers.

maemo.org staff sets up download system with E and D as access restrictions
maemo.org staff publishes B within download system
Mer/Maemo variants/other device OS developer C, downloads B after accepting E and providing a valid MAC address/serial within list L based on his/her ownership of the device.
C develops:
- Scripts/recipes that will generate Debian repository which will become the base repository token repositories will point to.
- Scripts/recipes that will generate firmware images based on base repository and open source images. Firmware images will ask for token upon startup at device in order to download.
- Provides these to maemo.org staff
maemo.org staff activates scripts&recipes and sets up system linking token repositories to base repository.
C and maemo.org staff continues updating scripts&recipe.

Bug priority and other nice gestures for complete HW support:

provide Diablo uclibc/eabi toolchain for building stuff for initfs: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3373

Hints on how to interface BME, stlc45xx-cal, bt-cal, wlan-cal with a Fremantle open DSME, with closed libcal.

CAL:

Battery:

Sound:

GPS:

Package libgpsbt
Package libgpsmgr
Package libsupld1
Package gpsdriver
Package agps-ui and attached packages from http://repository.maemo.org/catalogue/certified/pool/diablo

WiFi:

Bluetooth: