In an enlightening post after the HD1000/1500 cancellatio
announcement, "Just Don" (Don Woodward, formerly RokuDon) described
the roles of some of the key players in the original Photobridge
development:
Name |
Role |
Key PB Interest |
Active at Roku as of Aug 2006 |
Don Woodward |
Cascade, the setup app and plugin model, SDK sample apps, ATI device drivers, /dev/roku/cascade |
Video |
No |
RokuDave |
Linux, Networking, SDK, boot ROM, kernel hacking, file system design, multi-target build system design |
Video |
Yes |
RokuMike |
Photo App |
High-performance high-resolution imaging and manipulation of digital photographs |
Yes |
Patrick Ellis (RokuPatrick) |
taskview (the main GUI) and listen (the built-in music app) |
Music |
Yes |
RokuDan |
Screen saver design and implementation, World Clock App, Cascade programming, and Performance Engineer |
|
Yes |
Anthony Wood (RokuAnthony) |
Conceived and funded. |
|
Yes |
RokuGreg |
Designed and built the hardware |
|
Yes |
RokuVan |
Procured, contract manufactured, cajoled and managed the delivery of the HD1000 product. |
|
No |
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