Thread: New to N800 - some thoughts on it..
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2007-12-13 , 14:31
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Originally Posted by HAC View Post
- web application/repo install sucks, mostly from the server side.
Nokia really needs to look at the infrastructure behind this.
Too many retries needed for sucess, too many server side connection issues. Too many failed catalog refreshes. This needs to be fixed, it really makes the device look bad.
I agree they're in a shoddy state but this doesn't have much to do with Nokia. I'll paraphrase someone earlier when they said that programmers who make their own repositories make things easier for themselves and harder on the end user. I think the general idea was to have a few main repositories (like Ubuntu Linux does) with all the mature apps in there.

Basically, Nokia's responsible for what's on your tablet out of the box. 99% of the external apps are by people who have nothing to do with them. Also, the reason the repository system was setup was so that file dependencies could be resolved easily and aid in installing software. In the old days on SlackWare Linux I had to compile my own programs, search the internet for lib files that were missing, and it was a major pain!

I agree it ain't perfect, but look at the plus size. Want apps? Browse the list.