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| Posted by | Rui Marinho |
| Posted on | 08/06/06 16:54 |
| Number of views | 9680 |
Such a complex software interface requires proper documentation so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of Rockbox. The official website, www.rockbox.org has a very clean front-page, with the latest CVS activity and the most important news. This is good because it easily shows what has been the progress with Rockbox development.
The Download page is also automatically updated with Daily Builds and links to other archives, such as the final Rockbox v2.5 (dated 2005-09-22), the manuals for each player and the Rockbox source code.
The Documentation area is a wealthy information resource centre. Almost all Rockbox questions are conveniently explained there. Since the software used to manage this information is a Wiki system, everyone can edit articles and update them with more detailed information. There are step-by-step installation instructions for the beginners but also more advanced information like 'How to create your own WPS (While Playing Screen)".
Most of the technical aspects are discussed on the official IRC channel, where everything is logged for future reference. The IRC channel is also used for some questions and answers, but those can also be posted at the official forums.
If you want your player to be updated with the latest Rockbox build, compiled at every source change, you will be download a lot of the Bleeding Edge builds. At the time of writing, there were 45 builds in 259 seconds (4 mins 19 secs), which makes 5.8 seconds/build. Impressive!
If you find any bugs, got feature requests or want to contribute with patches you made, Rockbox also provides a platform for that (Flyspray).
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