1075296 - Define device class(es) for Raspberry Pi-like devices

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::Build, defect)

Description

[Chris Jones [:cjones] inactive; ni?/f?/r? if you need me]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1071939 +++

Quoting bug 1071939:

(In reply to Alexandre Poirot [:ochameau] from comment #4)
> Comment on attachment 8494054 [details]
> patch
> 
> I think we can live with this, but you will most likely want to set a new
> device type in future to set any custom pref/settings/apps.
> See the "tv" device type for example:
>   https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gaia/tree/master/build/config/tv

(In reply to Chris Jones [:cjones] temporarily active; ni?/f?/r? if you need me from comment #8)
> I don't even know how we
> would classify devices like the Raspberry Pi --- it has a lot more potential
> uses than phone/tablet/tv, everywhere from being a desktop replacement (with
> keyboard/mouse/monitor) to driving robotics headless (embedded).  If you
> guys don't mind, I'd like to punt those questions until we have a better
> idea of the use cases people are applying FFOS to on RPi (and other similar)
> devices.
> 
> We may eventually want a set of classes per use case, like "kiosk",
> "desktop", "embedded", etc., instead of just one for all RPi (and similar)
> devices.

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