Jonathan De Graeve wrote:
> Currently we came at a point of being stuck with the limitations of
> flashsize and 64MB memory.
>
> According to the last survey the biggest userbase has at least 16MB
> flash.
>
> In this way I'm suggesting to grow the current 7MB flashsize to 16MB.
> This will give us a lot of opportunities to overcome current
> limitations. Although the bigger flashsize has a negative effect on RAM
> usage. The current recommended is 64, it will become 96/128MB. But the
> survey tells us 27% has < 128MB and I think its possible to upgrade
> flash as wel as memory.
>
> People with less memory can still use the current images but people with
> the minimum amount can benefit the changes.
>
> This is just a suggestion which I hope will be agreed on. It's a
> trade-off for both sides.
>
> J.
As the owner of a device with exactly a 16MB/128MB flash/ram setup, I
welcome this change. If it'll help development along, I think it'll be
well worth the upgrade for people that need to do so. |