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Originally Posted by EIPI View Post
Thank you all for the time you took to think up questions for our candidates. There were many great questions in this thread. Due to the short time till the close of campaigning, and my own very limited time at the moment, I have chosen the following 3 questions to include in the Candidates Q&A
Sorry again to have slipped on this. Since EIPI is not using his blog, I figured I would save him some labor and just reply here. I have not read the other candidates' answers.

[Mandor]: In your opinion, what should happen to Maemo.org after the merge ?
Like GeneralAntilles I don't see this as a merge (anymore) but as a migration-- and one that likely won't be 100%. What I'd like to see is maemo.org stick around as a site to support the previous Maemo devices and N900, as long as there is sufficient interest (hard to define, but I'm sure we'll know it when it's no longer there). My wish is that Nokia will turn over as much as they can-- and that includes opening up the 770 and N800/N810 to the utmost ASAP... and the N900 ultimately.

[VDVsx]: Do you agree with the Extras QA process ? In your opinion, we should lower, raise or maintain the current entry barrier for extras ?
I think VDVsx and team are getting this close to a sweet spot here. When the complaints of users over immature software fall and complaints from developers that the process is too rigourous rise to parity, I think we'll be there.

In total seriousness, I want a solid process with deep hooks into a rich help system so that developers know at any given moment what is expected of them. I hope the team has been examining what other open source organizations have done so as to borrow from proven concepts.

[GaryHT627]: As a new comer here I have sensed a culture clash. It seems the history of Maemo was largely a hangout for those well skilled in Linux and there was an assumption of what was understood and more importantly how the “community” worked. Now with the N900 there is the introduction of those, like me, who are not experts at Linux and do not have a long history of working in the “community” environment. Things like voting for what bugs to fix first, are totally foreign concepts. And yes, there will be some questions that make your eyes roll to the back of your head because many of us lack the skills you have. As this will likely get worse over time as more devices are introduced and the customer base grows, what would you change to facilitate a smoother and more productive co-existence?
We've actually always had that situation. Every new product has just renewed and increased it. That main difference with the N900 is that it brought in a cell phone contingent.

As for bug reporting, my preference is that for casual users we create a device-based process using wizards and an expert system. I actually think we can pull it off and reduce the workload on the bugmaster(s). Info here for the interested: http://wiki.meego.com/Proposal_for_a..._working_group

(the focus is now on MeeGo but principles will work for Maemo)

As for co-existence... it can and will never be flawless or totally peaceful. In fact a certain dynamic tension is healthy. The best way IMO though to make sure the predominant experience is positive is to 1) have positive leadership 2) make rules and expectations very clear 3) foster an environment of diversity and tolerance 4) visibly acknowledge positive contributions and 5) quickly and quietly deal with obvious troublemakers. It's circular, but it takes a good community to make and keep a good community.
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