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== About The Project ==
== About The Project ==
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We are looking to demonstrate that Firefox OS can be a viable and valuable operating system for a range of development boards and hardware related to IoT
We are looking to demonstrate that Firefox OS can be a viable and valuable operating system for a range of development boards and hardware related to IoT


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== What We'd Like To See Happen ==
== What We'd Like To See Happen ==
TBD
 
* Start the path of the new strategy '''Connected Devices''' with this port
* Let the community be part of the success in this project.
* Bring RPi users more options (operating systems) for their next project
* Push the Web of things forward
* Enable programmers (via DOM/CSS) to develop robotics and other IoT projects


== Limitations ==
== Limitations ==
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* VC4 driver is still on development
* VC4 driver is still on development
* Sometimes slow and buggy
* Sometimes slow and buggy
* Not all device capabilities are exposed through Web APIs
* Small/integrated display not planned to support soon


== Follow-up projects ==
== Follow-up projects ==
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* '''Make RPI 2 kernel build from source''' <font color="orange">'''[WORKING]'''</font>
* '''Make RPI 2 kernel build from source''' <font color="orange">'''[WORKING]'''</font>
** Create a sync configuration for BoardConfig.mk file to build the kernel and any required kernel modules automatically.  
** Create a sync configuration for BoardConfig.mk file to build the kernel and any required kernel modules automatically.  
* '''Create manifest file for RPI 2''' <font color="green">'''[WORKING]'''</font>
* '''Create manifest file for RPI 2''' <font color="orange">'''[WORKING]'''</font>
** Create the rpi2.xml in b2g-manifest with all the sources for the first build
** Create the rpi2.xml in b2g-manifest with all the sources for the first build


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== Need Help? ==
== Need Help? ==
TBD
 
* IRC channel '''#fxos''' (Ping '''Gioyik''')
* Fill a bug on bugzilla
* Send an email to '''fxos''' mailing list


[[Category:Firefox OS]]
[[Category:Firefox OS]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi]]
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