Thread: N9 or SGS2 for someone who likes development?
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gerbick
2012-03-26 , 00:15
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Originally Posted by vinay427 View Post
By development, I meant that I'd like to see active development for the device. I don't normally develop, outside of small Bash scripts anyway. For example, I'm a huge ROM-addict on Android devices. Does this phone have that type of development for it?
Application development is somewhat active, however ROM type of development is not happening at all on the N9. There's Inception, which grants you unbridled access to the machine. But no custom kernels outside of the open-mode kernel. No ROMS, no optimized OS versions - just tweaks and manipulations of the existing settings and the like.

If you're looking for CyanogenMod level activity, it's not on the N9. If you're an app developer that wishes to be active in a community that has a lot of need(s) in a lot of areas, that would mean the N9.

In other words, I can live with way fewer apps, because I really do think I would like Harmattan. But, when it's up against the SGS2 and all its ROMs, etc., the choice becomes tougher. To simplify things, I guess what I'm asking is whether this phone will have similar mods and other development as with the N900. That's essentially what I'm looking for in a phone.
I'd look at the SGS2 if not newer then. That's my opinion. Because in the long run, you're not going to find a level of activity here that is easily found over at XDA and the like.

Besides Nemo being based on MeeGo/Maemo and the like, it's yet to be an easy install onto say the N9.

And that's coming from a person with a N9, that's owned a Samsung Captivate, Motorola Atrix, (currently) owns a Motorola Xoom, a Kindle Fire, a HP TouchPad and has owned a Nook Color as well.

Android has a lot more encouraged activity than Harmattan, hands down.
 

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