Detecting exploding batteries, part 2

[Richard Hughes]

On 25/09/06, David Zeuthen <david at fubar.dk> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 18:35 +0100, Richard Hughes wrote:
> > I'm not sure that would work. Who would install hardware-recall? If it's
> > not installed by default then it's a non-starter.
>
> Well, distros would install it by default, probably just their HAL
> package would Require: that package.

Sure, gotcha.

> > > Anyway, if we hopefully get interest OS vendors should just package up
> > > that tarball and ship it as an RPM or DEB. Then they can update it all
> > > they want.
> >
> > Sure, I think that idea is sane. How to document the keys tho? We can't
> > add it to the xml in the hal tarball?
>
> Sure, we can and should add the documentation of the properties to the
> HAL spec.

The main hal spec? So a new feature would require code to one project
and documentation to another?

> > > > This patch depends on the previous patch to fix the value of
> > > > battery.model when it includes spaces.
> > >
> > > Is this in master yet?
> >
> > Nope, it probably needs someone to cast their eye over it (hint) and
> > give me the good to go.
>
> You have a link to it? I seem to have overlooked it.

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2006-September/006217.html

Thanks,

Richard.