John, Hob is not meant to be like Suse Studios. Further more you are right about the interface sucking hard for certain things, I would recommend you start cleaning that up first and then afterwards move on to other areas of interest with YP. Cheers Nick
On 14-11-10 06:58 PM, John Unland wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am new to the embedded space, been working with embedded for a > couple of months now as well as Linux itself. After much time spent > with Hob I have to say it's a awesome tool to use. However I would > like it to be better than it already is, I see the potential of this > interface to help newbies like myself, weather it be hobbyist or > industrial use. So below is what I have found through my fiddling > around with Hob. > > > -Some interface inconsistencies when your selecting layers, image > type, distro type etc. > > -Image deployments (Only .hddimg and .iso can be deployed to physical > media at the end (To my knowledge) of the build process. There's is a > lot of FS types, but I would really like to have a steps on how to > install these other FS types which documentation nor simply goggling > it helps) > > -Branding. There are ways to go and edit files to specify how to > rebrand and stuff but that requires a command line. I would like to > have the simple screen where I can add branding (Boot screens, Logos, > and distro names etc.). I could definitely if Hob does have a Web User > interface where I can't access a command line to change parameters of > the finished product. > > -Documentation is awesome, however from a person that has only a year > and a half experience using Linux it's kinda hard reading it > sometimes. (Not really anything bad on Yocto's part. I would just like > to input something that newbies can be represented in this project) > > I really could see Hob become a open source version of openSUSE Studio > (Which it's closed source) but for embedded devices. So that's just my > hopes for Hob / Yocto could become... > > Lastly, I would really love to help with development as well. I > haven't really gotten into programming that much but I have worked > with the Fedora Server Special Interest Group doing QA for Alpha and > Beta release. So if anyone can put me in the right direction I can > certainly help YP out. > > Thank you. > -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
