Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

I can take the occasion oops, but this is an all the time issue. If I installed a dozen packages I could basically be guaranteed that one of them would upgrade, but be broken, or not upgrade.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

"Map" and FBReader aren't in Extras (Nokia certified and FBReader's own repo), so they aren't really relevant to the discussion here.

So, by your examples, we've got one "oops" that's related to Extras QC.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

This is what we like to prevent with a little bit of quality control, but on the other hand we don't want to make it impossible for developers to upload their packages. If you make it too hard to upload, people will just go and create their own repository. When that happens, we can't do anything about it anymore.

So the direction should be help developers make better quality packages, but don't scare them off or offend them ;)

At the moment, there are only a few community heroes that have uploaded a lot of quality packages. It would be nice if they would teach/help out new developers with their packages.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

Well, one argument would be that those who don't know how to apt-get upgrade should be aware of what they're upgrading so they can tell which bit of (pre)beta just hosed their system.
Maybe, but I prefer severe and dire warnings over restrictions,
Hmmm... my calculator says you have 7.5 apps installed. I knew the situation was bad, but which packages are only half there? :p

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

Which package is pre-beta... FBreader, Modest, Canola2, OpenSSH, Map, or RTcomm beta? These are not left field applications, these are the kind of applications that really expected should be in Extras? or am I completly off base here? These are some of the leading applications for the unit. ( except for map... shame on nokia for that one )

I know you are joking, but OpenSSH the meta-package upgraded fine but left OpenSSH-Client and Server stranded with dependancy errors.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

What I'd like to see is more teaming with guys like these at the helm. I find it discouraging to see 3 efforts toward the same goal (a true example of one solution) with little or no interaction... much less efforts to consolidate projects.

This is another area where I believe official support would be helpful. Maemo should support teams, and we can take that discussion to another area to decide how that can happen. But regardless, IMO, it needs to.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

Yes! That's how PalmGear did it. Before they rotted out from inside.

Oy. Mystery meat navigation at its finest ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Meat_Navigation ). I had no idea that was a link, and I am excessively familiar with the web. Can I suggest something like this CSS:

a {border-bottom: 2px solid lightgrey}

Hope it helps.

EDIT: Of course, you can do other link rules for hover, visited, active etc. I'll leave that up to you. Thanks for pointing that out by the way, I really needed that.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

That is doable.

Well, all links on the website are blue ;)

The whole website design wasn't mine, I guess links without underlines are 'cool'. I guess we can change it a bit.

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

True, but links with a subtle underlined in a different color are SUPER cool :cool::D

Re: How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
 

I prefer hover effects and color for identifying links, but to each his own.