Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Hi, this is an invitation for 770/OS2006 users and contributors to decide what applications you want to see promoted as Pearl at http://maemo.org/downloads/OS2006

Ideally you would propose, discuss and decide yourselves, and we at maemo.org would pick your selection and promote it in that Downloads page. Something like picking an application every Friday to push it live the next Monday would be great. It seems to be 244 apps for OS2006 at the moment, so there is material to choose from.

Some elements to help you decide:

- Stable software attractive for end users. beta only if it's really worth. alpha to be avoided systematically.

- Screenshot almost required. It provides much more information to users and this way we help developers fighting laziness. ;)

- All the better if the application is also available in other OSs since then we can organize a week with the same app promoted on all OSs.

- In case of doubt free software goes first, although closed source pearls will be also promoted.

So, do you want to bring this further?

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Nice idea! Great way to engage the community.

(Speaking of which: Quim, check out the "release party" thread under the N810 section.)

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Where/how would that happen ? Here, through polls, or at maemo.org through a specific voting system ?

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Here, as you wish? It's up to you...

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

First I need to flash back to os2006...
HackerEdition is nice to have but, the crashes anoy me...

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Maemo mapper was the evident choice... so evident that it's already pearl of the month ;-)

For the next one I propose the Last.fm client, which shares some of its qualities : native maemo app, small, fast, easy to install and use, available for all three platforms, useful and works well...

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Let's see... My OS2006 favorites are
- FBReader
- MediaStreamer
- Canola

I haven't used OS2006 for some time but I'm going to install it on my 770 again. It's currently running 2007HE, but the OS2006 is more stable than the HE.

Re: Selecting OS2006 pearls
 

Note that we can only promote as pearl applications having own page at http://maemo.org/downloads/OS2006

Please provide the URL of the product page when proposing an application. Thanks!