Thread: SSU 4.2008.36-5 is shown as "broken but updateable"
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maacruz is offline maacruz
2008-10-27 , 01:20
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#5
Originally Posted by kasimir View Post
Jesus, what is wrong with creating a symlink in my MyDocs directory?
Nothing, but some really inexpert developer in Nokia thought it was a good idea to make a deb which does things in user territory.
That, and some inexpert manager who thinks that making an update with 30+ packages is a good idea.

Not to mention the trouble with Modest, which eats so much CPU/battery that I always have to shut down the N800 to prevent the battery from becoming depleted.

All this hassle made me buy an iPod touch, which is a real joy to use compared to the N800 after it was hacked kaputt by Nokia's Diablo + SSU.
It is a pity that some of the sofware in the NIT is not good enough (mostly Nokia propietary stuff). It is also a pity the lack of drivers and specs for much of the hardware. But the ipod will never have the openness of the NITs, and for me that is the biggest value.
Run openoffice in the ipod? Ha!