From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: dwalker@codeaurora.org (Daniel Walker)
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:52:14 -0800
Subject: board/device file names, and machine names
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On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 16:47 -0800, Tim Bird wrote:
> On 03/02/2010 04:39 PM, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > I'm ok with doing renames once all the code is merged .. That's always
> > been one of the options with the Google code. 
> > 
> > However, we need some future direction .. If we do a rename later on
> > with the older code, then we ideally want new code to be submitted with
> > appropriate names..
> 
> I'm not sure I understand.  Are you suggesting that
> code for new boards developed for Android phones be submitted
> under the eventual product names?  That's really not possible
> if you want the code submitted before the product ships, because
> the marketing department often finalizes a product name late
> in the development cycle.

No, It would be nice if the mass marketing name is known in advance,
otherwise you have to use a code name .. Some phones however might have
multiple code names.. 

Daniel