[oe] [RFC] Annotate machines with amount of RAM

[Michael 'Mickey' Lauer]

Am Montag, den 16.10.2006, 18:00 +0300 schrieb Paul Sokolovsky:
>   I'd like to propose to add setting like RAM_SIZE which would list
> available RAM. Generally, that would be in line with more comprehensive
> declaritive machine descriptions we move towards with introduction of
> MACHINE_FEATURES. Clever distro could use RAM_SIZE to select
> alternative packages/settings. For example, if we ever come to
> Firefox/Minimo being default browser for distros, RAM_SIZE="32"
> machines may still prefer something smaller.

This is a good idea. We definitely need something standardised here in
order to prevent even more growth of hand-selected variables.

Which features do we need to describe? At first glance, I could think
about

VOLATILE_STORAGE_SIZE (RAM)
NON_VOLATILE_STORAGE_SIZE (Flash, HD, etc.)
DISPLAY_TYPE (Touchscreen or not)
DISPLAY_RESOLUTION

We shouldn't stop here. With several groups working on device daemon
standards towards interoperable platforms, it could make sense to
describe

INPUT_METHODS

as well (buttons, keyboard, touchscreen, microphone).

Last but not least GSM and (A)GPS should make its way into
MACHINE_FEATURES pretty soon as well...

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Regards,

Michael 'Mickey' Lauer | FreeLancer | http://www.Vanille-Media.de