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Micro Bit (or micro:bit) is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. It will be given to every 11 year old student in UK. This | Micro Bit (or micro:bit) is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. It will be given to every 11 year old student in UK. This | ||
change will make sure that they simply use Fedora to use their devices. | change will make sure that they simply use Fedora to use their devices. | ||
Things need to be done: | |||
* Package [https://github.com/ntoll/uflash uFlash], it is the utility for flashing the BBC micro:bit with Python scripts and the MicroPython runtime. (Python3 only package). | |||
* Submit more patches to [https://github.com/ntoll/mu mu ], the "micro" editor to make sure that it is ready to be packaged for Fedora. This editor will be used to write Python code on the desktop, and then put into the micro:bit devices. This is also written in Python 3, and uses PyQt5 module. | |||
== Benefit to Fedora == | == Benefit to Fedora == | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 17 January 2016
Micro Bit
Summary
Enable the use of BBC Micro Bit on Fedora systems. Users will be able develop, and put in new code to their micro:bit devices using Fedora.
Owner
- Name: Kushal Das
- Email: mail@kushaldas.in
- Release notes owner:
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 24
- Last updated: 2016-01-17
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
Micro Bit (or micro:bit) is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. It will be given to every 11 year old student in UK. This change will make sure that they simply use Fedora to use their devices.
Things need to be done:
- Package uFlash, it is the utility for flashing the BBC micro:bit with Python scripts and the MicroPython runtime. (Python3 only package).
- Submit more patches to mu , the "micro" editor to make sure that it is ready to be packaged for Fedora. This editor will be used to write Python code on the desktop, and then put into the micro:bit devices. This is also written in Python 3, and uses PyQt5 module.
Benefit to Fedora
Enabling the devlopment of Micro Bit programs will enable regular Fedora users to use their normal system for this. This change will also bring in more young developers to Fedora ecosystem as we will be the first distribution to fully support the development for the board.
Scope
- Proposal owners: To implement this change
- Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
Upgrade/compatibility impact
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
How To Test
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
User Experience
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Dependencies
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
- Blocks product? product
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)