Guys,
Two thoughts come to mind:
1) Isn't the whole idea of creating and developing a board like the Pine, RPI, and others like it to facilitate experimentation? If that's the case, why would "we" want to dissuade community members from experimenting with the MALI driver whether or not that is difficult for a non-developer?
2) It is the community at large, whether very experienced "smart cookies" or motivated newbies wanting to learn, that finally make a product great. I can understand the cautionary position some of you will assume regarding the reality vs expectations set forth by the Pine64 team when the product was launched, but hey, this is where we are today. What we as a community foster is what will ultimately make this platform a real success or a passing fad.
I think we should allow/promote/foster and ensure that wanting members of this community take a shot at it if they want to by providing guidance and encouraging them to do so. Unfortunately, the above replies to Terra854's suggestion to put together a "How To" as a community pointed in the opposite direction, discouraging "non-developers" members from trying it on their own. It doesn't seem right.
So, why don't we agree that MALI might not be the all mighty solution to every video acceleration problem, but still make an effort to encourage anyone that might want to experiment with it by putting together a How to, that at least lets "non-developers" achieve what lenny raposo did on their own?
Two thoughts come to mind:
1) Isn't the whole idea of creating and developing a board like the Pine, RPI, and others like it to facilitate experimentation? If that's the case, why would "we" want to dissuade community members from experimenting with the MALI driver whether or not that is difficult for a non-developer?
2) It is the community at large, whether very experienced "smart cookies" or motivated newbies wanting to learn, that finally make a product great. I can understand the cautionary position some of you will assume regarding the reality vs expectations set forth by the Pine64 team when the product was launched, but hey, this is where we are today. What we as a community foster is what will ultimately make this platform a real success or a passing fad.
I think we should allow/promote/foster and ensure that wanting members of this community take a shot at it if they want to by providing guidance and encouraging them to do so. Unfortunately, the above replies to Terra854's suggestion to put together a "How To" as a community pointed in the opposite direction, discouraging "non-developers" members from trying it on their own. It doesn't seem right.
So, why don't we agree that MALI might not be the all mighty solution to every video acceleration problem, but still make an effort to encourage anyone that might want to experiment with it by putting together a How to, that at least lets "non-developers" achieve what lenny raposo did on their own?