Thread: Ari Jaaksi Keynote: MeeGo: A Free & Standard Linux OS for the Mobile Industry
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abill_uk is offline abill_uk
2010-04-25 , 15:21
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Originally Posted by Crashdamage View Post
abill_uk...

I really have no interest in getting in any more of a pissing contest than we have already, but I've just gotta make a couple more points...


This is simply wrong. Don't mislead people about this. In basic terms, MeeGo will include GTK compatibility so most if not all Maemo 5 apps should work on MeeGo. And Qt compatibility in Maemo 5 ensures that most if not all apps written in the future for MeeGo will run on Maemo 5.


I'm not. I have no connection to or particular fondness for Nokia. The N900 is only the second Nokia product I've ever owned (had a simple candy bar phone about 10 years ago) and may well be the last. My next phone likely will be a MeeGo device, but MeeGo is not controlled by Nokia, The hardware will be from whoever makes what suits my needs best.

None of this is some kind of emotional issue for me. I'm simply trying to make some fair statements about what Nokia and the MeeGo project is actually doing. They are making some mistakes and should be criticized for those, but they are also doing many things right and should be given kudos for those.
Ok i will reply to your post as your starting to be fair and square, at the moment if you look at all the app probs they are happening because the apps are not compatible with the os entirely and are conflicting with it instead of working within the boundries but having said that its very very difficult for software to be written with still some closed source code, that means novice writers for Linux are not able to perform as well as they could.
When Meego does become the new os youre still going to have the conflicts going on so no change there and as a perfect example take a look at the OVI MAPS app that simply does not drive the gps as it should because its written for a broad spectrum of gps chips hence why it just dont work on the N900, now THERE is a typical example of conflict put in a simple way for everyone to understand.
Here is another example you need to take before you try to paint a wonderful picture of Nokia, read the post prior to yours from gom4381# as aother example, you should realise a LOT of people right now are pissed with Nokia and you blowing Nokia's trumpet is not going to gain you any brownie points , in fact the oppsite beacuse you will totally piss people off.
I did tell you i live in the real world and that means i listen and read EVERYONES concerns and as my job entailed a lot of troubleshooting with end user and there complaints , what i said about someone making a statement publicly either from Nokia or Nokia direct is very very important for Nokia.
I like what ari is doing on this very thread topic, its a wonderful job he is pulling off here and i admire him for it but BUT you got a LOT LOT of unhappy people on this forum that MUST be adressed in some way or form.
Now Nokia should listen to there own customers and stop being stupid because its not doing any good whatsoever having the silent approach.
You rattled my cage because of your attitude coming across like a hardened Nokia fanatic when in reality there is a lot of us totally bemused (for the want of a better word) by Nokia.
OK keep up the good work but please please try to remember people have hearts and brains ok.