Talk:Contributors program archive

Regarding the serial cable, please do `s/DB9/DE9/`, and also state whether the connector is Male or Female. A DB9 (D-shell, size B, 9 pins) would be the size of a Parellel port... as opposed to DE9 (D-shell, size E, 9 pins) which is the size of a VGA connector (aka DE15). Sladen 09:33, 31 May 2006 (EDT)

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"fbdev driver for the machine: fbdev exists for the GX1 and LX, but we need an LX2 version. AMD has started work here. We'll need to finish this up..."

I assume "LX2" here is a typo for "GX2"? If so, I'd like to point out that the driver currently in the kernel wasn't done by AMD. 82.70.146.43 18:24, 30 May 2006 (EDT)

Yes, a typo. And yes, I know the current driver wasn't done by AMD; what is more, a driver has appeared in the Linux tree and is now undergoing testing. -jg

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I wondered what FOSS means and went to http://www.yahoo.com and looked it up.

It means Free and Open Source Software.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS

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The distribution of the boards with serial numbers on them resonated with an art project which is on the internet.

http://www.autonomousorange.com/EN/index.html

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In the Background section is the following.

..., which is aimed at individual FOSS developers or research organizations.

Yet in the How to apply section is the following.

3. Employer

Could you please consider rewording this to say

3. Employer (if any)

or to

3. Employer (if this application is related to any employment you may have)

as at present it does provide the possible interpretation that an applicant must have an employer and that the employer is involved in the application.

I feel that this is important as otherwise the project could come by custom and practice to have a "not representing an organization" discrimination ambience.

fixed. Thanks.

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Please add Category

Just cut n paste [[Category: Developers]]