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Tips, Tricks, and Cool things you can do with your Peek: Releasing source code

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      CommentAuthorkrauser530
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009
     
    In another thread liferunsfrompeek mentioned releasing an SDK for users to build applications for the peek. What if they released the entire source code for the OS? It would be a win win situation for everyone. The more technically minded users could manipulate the OS to suit everyone's needs and Peek HQ wouldn't have to spend as much time in the development process. They could simply use community maintained software (with their developers refining things) for the peek.
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      CommentAuthorQBJECT
    • CommentTimeJun 4th 2009 edited
     
    Wouldn't the FCC involve itself in a situation where people were running homebrew software on a non-Citizen's-Band transceiver?

    (Not to say I wouldn't love this, but I imagine the potential entanglements to be prohibitively complex.)
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      CommentAuthordalbaech
    • CommentTimeJun 15th 2009
     
    Actually, I believe the FCC wouldn't have a problem with it. They are more concerned of the hardware aspects of a transceiver.

    For example, if we went around adding more power to the transmitter section of the transceiver, then they would have a problem with it.

    I suppose you can look at it this way:
    Other devices have custom ROMs all the time and the FCC hasn't intervened as there's nothing illegal.

    It would be like saying....
    I have a computer that is registered with the FCC. It's connected to the telecommunications network through a modem. They won't let me run my own OS.
    • CommentAuthorarcdigital
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009
     
    The only issue I see, is that at the moment you can't make "Applications" for the Peek. You would actually have to re-make/modify the OS to achieve what you want. You would also need the development software for the chipset, I believe it is special isn't it?
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      CommentAuthordalbaech
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009
     
    I don't believe there's an open source "easy" way to do this without starting from scratch or obtaining a development license from the company that makes the RTOS currently used. (Nucleus RTOS by Mentor Graphics)

    As we at least know the architecture so I won't be surprised if a linux kernel geek gets a hold of one and wants to pimp it out.

    @arcdigital, you're correct from what I understand is that there isn't that much of a "separation" between OS/Application on the Peek devices.
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      CommentAuthordalbaech
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2009
     
    @arcdigital, also, from what I've read... TI's development SDK isn't open so there might not be a lot of popular linux development for their platform.

    I can understand where some parts of the device would be "useless", but it is an ARM processor after all, so at least someone could potentially get it to do something other than what it does.

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