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  That is the original purpose of the debian package management system and its repositories, you know. What do you mean by handling? Regenerate package list from time to time?

It's a good thing because of proper dependency handling. Otherwise all game packages should include all dependencies because you want the game to run without any additional steps on pyra. All android/ios tablets and phones install programs the same way - using the device. If you're...

It is not. It's basically DBP but only for game data. Data directories should be registered somewhere in the system during installation and any executable should be called via wrapper only (wrappers could even be created automatically during installation). What's the problem with maintaining...

Install games into internal memory as debs and game data on sd similar to pnds. Launch games with some wrapper that mounts data on launch and unmounts on exit. Resolve dependencies for games properly, using package manager. It's very convenient if we want to install games using pyra and makes...

System specific separate function buttons is a waste of space, period. Top row could be used for F1 to F4 keys with system specific functions moved to AltGr combinations like it was in Pandora. For example AltGr+F1=Key, AltGr+F2=Logo,AltGr+F3=USB,AltGr+F4=BT, the rest system specific functions...

Code is not a RAM hog for a long time already for any device without severe memory constraints, data is. No architecture can decrease the size of an image, audio or video. So there is something like PAE in ARM world, interesting. 2GB should be enough for any content consumption, even with...

0.5 cm, sorry.   I wonder if there are people who can position their fingers with that kind of precision (1-2 mm) to actually feel anything if their fingers is 2 mm off? I consider it a miracle that you didn't tear your pockets while walking with pandora inside. Very tight fit. 

we're talking about extra 2.5 mm of height and 4.5 mm of width maximum (if 5.0 lcd is the absolute maximal size current case can hold) unless that Sharp screen have extra thick bezels. How would this affect pocketability or keymat is beyond me. I'm not against 5.0 screen but that pocketability...

I always wondered how you manage to do this, maybe you've got somehow more sensitive eyes than mine... I can hardly play in sunny day in tram, even with highly distorted gamma. Direct sunlight or even cloudy days are entirely out of question in summer. Even with my archos gamepad 2 which have a...

Debian testing user here. Basically a rolling release and quite stable nowadays. A good distro if you want to learn linux and quite easy to administer (for example you still can use it without NetworkManager, all my stationary computers don't have it installed). Lots of software in repositories...

As I remember there were certification tests for pandora. Is something like this planned for Pyra's wifi/bt or you are using everything pre-certified and wouldn't need certification tests at all? Or maybe cellular modems need separate tests to pass certification? 

  something like this It's better to place a plug somewhere in the front but it heavily depends on whether it should be put on PCB or not. It's possible to put it on a side and make it recessed into the case so it wouldn't stick out more then 0.5 - 1 mm (possible only when connector is soldered...

I'm not talking about using external antenna for day to day operation. It's not possible to test every existing external antenna so I doubt that you need to do that in order to pass certification. Or maybe I just don't understand what you mean by "complex certification for 3G/Wifi setup". How...

I sometimes visit areas with extremely bad reception and it's much easier to buy external antenna then deal with cell phone signal amplifiers to increase coverage. I think it would be good to have the ability to plug external antenna to Pyra to use it, for example, as wi-fi hotspot. SMA...

Basically libhybris doesn't give you hardware acceleration, driver does. And in android world, driver is typically  tied with specific kernel version. This means we're stuck to old kernels and no support from manufacturer in 2 to 3 years. No long-term linux support is bad for Pyra so currently...

  Basically yes but android provides additional measures known as 'wake locks'. It was a primary powersaving method in old androids but nowadays traditional linux methods (governors) are used heavily. The problem is do we have an open-source governor suited for a80? Even on modern desktops...

8000 is twice the pandora battery capacity. It will be approximately twice the size so I don't think it's gonna happen. I'm hoping for 6000 mah which will make it about the same capacity as a generic 8'' tablet

I like 4th logo as it's smooth and you can make sense out of it (dp). And that's clearly dp and not ф as some suggested. Being a tribal tatoo is a good thing, a temporary tatoo can be more practical than a t-shirt if you want to tell the others you're pyra supporter or owner. I'd really like...

I guess they [OR founders] want to be the first, category defining consumer-ready VR device above all else. Then FB is a good choice as they have money, the need to expand their business and don't have technologies that compete with OR so they will help develop and produce it and after that milk...

  In pre-2.0 days there was a need to use driver-specific extensions but nowadays the need of driver-specific extensions is small as standards are broad enough.You just require minimum GL version and that's it. And workarounds for driver bugs is a dangerous thing as driver updates might break...