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""if raspberry (or anyone else) would reliably commit to invest into the above resources (buildds, a few fulltime people etc) to cover the costs for such a port (and for its ongoing maintenance) i dont think this would be refused though. canonical whatsoever will very likely go on to cover only v7 and beyond"
This position is not the position to take. Builds should be about supporting the widest used products on the market. There has to be a better way to build the ARM version that can support RPi, OMAP, and the other ARM boards like these on the market. This NO NO NO NO, ARM V7 only attitude is not productive.
There have not been 100K Beagleboards, Pandaboards or any other OMAP boards sold in total since their development. The 100K+ in a DAY for the RPi. Thats by conservative estimates. Its probably closer to 200-250K.
Its not a matter of whether YOU would use it for a desktop... There are PLENTY who would IF it was available and this could benefit Canoncial AND Linux AND Raspberry PI. I wouldn't use it for a desktop for me, but it does fit in to a project very nicely. Its about ease of use and showing how polished not only the RPi is, but Linux and specifically the *buntu(s).
How much easier is it to get software on *bunutu(s) versus Debian? For some its as simple as opening synaptic and picking, or maybe adding a PPA and then adding the software. On Debian your going to run users straight in to the compile wall. Not what you want to do for most users.
Its really truly sad to see that this is going to slip through canoncials hand.
Why the build change after Karmic? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? If the build process had remained the same this would not be an issue, download the image and go...So what was the reason for changing after the Karmic release to this V7+ uber alles policy? ?
As for a V7 RPi, doubtful. They have secured special availability of the SoC they chose, and would have to redesign the board for any change in the SoC and at this point thats not likely to happen. Unless there is a pin for pin replacement for the current SoC with V7 support. Possible, but unlikely.