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Forking Rockbox?
Soaa-:
Of course, I know that's a part of GPL. I don't plan on restricting my source code any more than you do with yours.
I only wanted to clarify the forking bit, because I recall a project where a fork was controversial, so I just wanted to ask to make sure it's alright.
Llorean:
Forks are usually controversial because of why they're being forked, not simply because they are a fork.
That being said, I'm somewhat surprised you aren't going to at least try to polish the interface in a way that preserves blind usability first. Surely it's possible to improve it while coinciding with existing principals of strong functionality and speed of use?
Soaa-:
I'm targeting large screen players with faster processors, which are mostly visual players, which is why I want to take advantage of the screen and not be limited by blind-accessibility. That being said, I do believe in blind-accessibility, and that's the reason why I want to fork. My changes will be mostly visual, and I believe blind-accessibility should stay strong within the official Rockbox.
With large screens and faster processors, many players are capable of handling extra eye candy, but don't. Rockbox's interface, while being fast and effective, doesn't look very pretty. This limitation can be somewhat remedied through themes, but the interface is still vastly text based.
With my fork, I aim to provide a visual interface that's a bit more friendly, perhaps with a nice home screen, antialiased fonts (maybe even freetype?), some menu transitions, etc. Yes, I am an eye candy freak, and that's why my changes will definitely not fit in the official Rockbox SVN.
AlexP:
Incidentally, which "large screen players with faster processors" are you thinking of? The ipods do not have a fast processor if that is what you are thinking of.
Soaa-:
I'm thinking mostly of the Toshiba gigabeat F/X and S series, the Cowon D2, and the Samsung P2.
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