Thread: It's official: maemo.org to be orphaned
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bocephus is offline bocephus
2012-06-18 , 10:50
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#81
This is what worries me:

Originally Posted by Bernard View Post
But if Nokia discontinues the distribution of certain files, we can't officially support the devices anymore. We are not legally allowed to redistribute the firmware images for example, so only users that already downloaded the files could reinstall.
Originally Posted by Bernard View Post
But we are legally not allowed to redistribute a lot of files like firmware images and some packages (used inside the firmware image and installed when setting up a SDK scratchbox environment). That is a problem.
So can we support the Maemo and MeeGo devices properly without those?

If Nokia decides to simply pull the plug without proper warnings, they would make a lot of Nokia customers really angry, making it highly unlikely they would buy Nokia again. But Nokia has done stranger things in the couple years.
Especially since a lot of N900s are still under warranty... I have a couple myself that are warrantied into 2013. And as far as I can remember, the Maemo Council was going to push for Nokia to extend funding of maemo.org for that very reason. What came of that?

I am already as angry as I can be with Nokia (top-level management), so my "anger level" won't change - but if they pulled the maemo.org infrastructure rug out from under my devices, I would be looking into channeling my anger into any sort of legal action remotely possible. How about a class action by all TMO members?

Originally Posted by qgil View Post
As explained in the announcement, the timeline for the cuts is between now and the end of 2013.
The cuts better not come until the end of 2013, since as I mentioned, devices will still be in warranty up to that point. I plan to use my N900s well after that too, but I certainly expect - and demand - that what I buy is supported throughout the warranty period.

Please note that this is not directed at you personally. I appreciate all your efforts, as I appreciate yours, kates and Reggie's contributions in this thread.
Last edited by bocephus; 2012-06-18 at 11:04.
 

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