So, a majority of users voted that they didn't want the ability to install .deb files easily to be part of the App Manager, where it has been for years.

Let's examine this. Let's imagine a word processing program. Now let's have a number of votes on the features and eliminate the ones that most users aren't interested in. Me, I never run mailing labels. So that should not be a part of a word processing program. Grammar checker? No way! Grammar checkers are too stupid. Importing word processing files into spreadsheets or vice versa? Hey, I never do that.

That is similar to the decision made by the community. They are not interested in the ability to install .deb files, so it should be taken away from the App Manager.

If all programs were constructed using the same principles, most programs would have practically no features.

In fact, if 20% of people want a feature in a program, that is a pretty good argument for INCLUDING it in a program. 40%, even better.

The point is that what the "majority" wants is irrelevant, and taking a vote on it is a sham because it is meaningless.

If I am wrong, let's put up all the Maemo programs and vote on who uses which features. developers will have to get rid of any features not approved by a majority.