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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> Yes mass pro will start soon. There
is another batch of a few hundred or so phones being built tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> These phones are then put
through production test software and if xx% pass, then the factory
says<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> “ you are clear to build
thousands per week” and if your test software takes too long
( say 2 minutes as opposed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>to 1 minute) the factory says. “
your hardware is fine, your software is fine, your yield is fine, but your
cycle time<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>needs work.” So this “PRE
MP” period is very stressful for everyone. Not many users get to see it
in the detail you<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>have. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So. Hardware is Solid. No PCB
changes coming that I know of. manufacturing Processing is Solid. No
fabrication issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I know of. Production process is solid. no
production issues I know of.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Test software is the sticking point. So,
the factory will build a couple hundred phones. Then they will run<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>them through the test software. measure yield,
and come back to us and say. FLIP THE SWITCH and build it, or they will say<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>can we please have you look at one more
thing. and then they will schedule us for another run of few hundred next week.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It’s a painful process. basically
you are on a week for week slip.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ASU and developers. The phone will ship
with the current software for a while until the new suite is ready for
prime time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ASU is available to anybody who has an
advanced released Freerunner. It’s very Pre Alpha, but I thought It was
time<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>to start showing people the direction we
were headed in. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>ASU software will NOT slow down the
shipment of freerunner. The basic apps of dialer, sms, cand contacts,
running on GTK were<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>frozen a while ago. they constitute the
launch titles. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“If it was me, I would only have built a few hundred so far, but
they may <br>
well have bigger balls than I do. “</span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A typical Pre MP would run 1000 units
overall in several batches. remember you are trying to test the yield and if
you want a 99% yield, then<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>you have to do a lot of Pre MP. The
probability of finding a 1% defect in a run of 100 is not very good, for
example.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So, it’s not so much having giant
titanium nuggets as it is mundane process control statistics. I
think we are pretty close<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>to the typical 1000 units you have build
before going full MP. I’ll Know more after tomorrows build. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org
[mailto:community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Ron K. Jeffries<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, May 25, 2008 5:48 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OpenMoko<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> early experince
Freerunners w/ ASU load, vs. thousnads of Freeruners</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sebastian,<br>
<br>
I am well aware that we are MANY months away from Freerunner<br>
being appropriate choice for an average "just a user."<br>
<br>
But Steve has talked about "mass production" (starting soon...)<br>
which I'd assume implies OpenMoko building a few thousands of Freerunners.<br>
<br>
I am not asking about the relatively few "early experience"
Freerunners that<br>
Steve and Michael have evidently seeded out to a few trusted folks.<br>
<br>
I may be misguided, but the quality of ASU load does not sound like <br>
it's ready to flow out to a few thousand developers, <br>
never mind how eager they are.<br>
<br>
My guess: OpenMoko is gathering feedback from the n=100 (???) early <br>
experience Freerunner units, then they knocks down the nastiest bugs, <br>
and THEN and only then open the spigot at the factory.<br>
<br>
If it was me, I would only have built a few hundred so far, but they may <br>
well have bigger balls than I do. ;)<br>
<br>
-rj<br>
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<br>
From: Sebastian Reichel <<a href="mailto:elektranox@gmail.com">elektranox@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: List for Openmoko community discussion <<a
href="mailto:community@lists.openmoko.org">community@lists.openmoko.org</a>><br>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:26:53 +0200<br>
Subject: Re: software load for first mfg run of Freerunner? Is ASU what
ships?<br>
<br>
hi,<br>
<br>
it was said some days ago in the mailing list, that ASU is not the<br>
software which is shipped with the phone. But the first Freerunners,<br>
which are shipped are still not for the average user - they are for<br>
developers, which are able to update their phones.<br>
<br>
Am Sonntag, den 25.05.2008, 12:35 -0700 schrieb Ron K. Jeffries:<br>
> I am NOT asking if mass production has started.<br>
><br>
> I am asking if OpenMoko has frozen a release to<br>
> load into the microSD cards. It seems to me that the unit can come off<br>
> the line, and that one of the final steps before packing would be to<br>
> load the<br>
> software.<br>
><br>
> Is ASU "the* ship[ping s/w load?<br>
><br>
> yes I know people can and will download new s/w.<br>
> but you'd hope that the Freerunner as shipped would not<br>
> require an immediate s/w reload.<br>
><br>
> Or maybe I'm being too "old skool" ???<br>
> --<br>
> Ron K. Jeffries <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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