[meta-ti] RFC: creating "extras" layer

[Thilo Fromm]

Hello Denys,

> This is a RFC for creating an additional "extras" layer inside meta-ti to
> contain pieces and components that are either slightly outdated (i.e. old
> Davinci boards, hawk/crane etc.) or have best-effort status (TI81x, anything
> DSP-related, etc.) or require non-standard dependencies besides OE-Core
> (systemd?) with the possibility of moving them back to "main" meta-ti in the
> future, once they become "first-class citizens", i.e. gain current and
> continuing support.

Denys, did you just imply that ti81x has no current and continuing
support? I'm just curious because our TI field application engineer
keeps telling us that it is fully supported and will receive a kernel
update soon.

Can you please go into detail on what platforms will be supported in the future?

> The initial split (which is still "work in progress"), following the above
> description (except the systemd for now) can be checked at:
>
> http://arago-project.org/git/?p=meta-ti.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/split
>
> I do understand this is, like any other restructuring, an invasive change, but
> is required to properly position "meta-ti" and the support behind it. I'm open
> to a discussion and any constructive criticism - feel free to comment. Thanks.

>From a platform perspective your split makes a lot of sense imho.
Especially if there is no active maintenance (let alone development)
for the "extras" platforms. The euphemistic choice of naming puzzles
me, though. I take it that by "extras" you actually mean "deprecated"
or "unmaintained"? If so then please consider naming it that way.
"extras" really suggests some added sugar to the "core" recipes of
meta-ti, which doesn't really coin what you intend to do with it. If
you need to be euphemistic please at least choose a name in the right
context, like something along the lines of "attic", or "basement".

Regards,
Thilo

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