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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Third Party DevelopmentRe: Third Party Development
From: David McIntyre <plugh_at_mudbarn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:16:45 -0800 Here's the message I sent to Archos regarding support of opensource development, followed by their response. On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 09:39:00AM -0800, David McIntyre wrote: > I was disappointed to learn of Archos' position and response to the developer > working on the Avos project, i.e. the replacement firmware for the AV3xx line > of products. I feel there is far more to gain by supporting, or at least not > restricting the development of new firmware for hardware devices already > released and deployed. Since it appears that Archos intended to release the AV > series of products and not provide any paid upgrades to the firmware, I can't > see a justification in prohibiting third party development. The people who are > interested in the project are not seeking to rob Archos of any money, rather > they are bent on breathing new life and extended functionality to your line of > hardware products. > Please re-consider your position on third party development. I think you'll > realize that it can put Archos in a far superior financial and tactical > position in the marketplace. > > -- > David McIntyre plugh_at_mudbarn.com http://www.mudbarn.com > PGP Key fingerprint = CAB5 A73A 43FA 19E3 449D 20B8 25D7 FA84 8847 D6A7 > http://www.mudbarn.com/~plugh/plughinfo.txt for geek code, pgp key, etc. When Archos found some firmware bugs wish to add more features, they will modify/fix the firmware and comes out with the firmware upgrade. However they won't provide any more information beyond the firmware update posted on the web. -- David McIntyre plugh_at_mudbarn.com http://www.mudbarn.com PGP Key fingerprint = CAB5 A73A 43FA 19E3 449D 20B8 25D7 FA84 8847 D6A7 http://www.mudbarn.com/~plugh/plughinfo.txt for geek code, pgp key, etc.Received on 2003-11-10 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |