Perhaps since the cat is "out of the bag" so to speak, Nokia should evaluate their stance on beta release software. (Probably ONLY for the Internet Tablets.)

They could decide to go ahead and release the newer builds in a manner similar to FreeBSD. (Stable, Current, and Head... or release/beta/alpha.) Actually "Current" is just "Head" at a specific point in time that is "known" to mostly work. Or at least build.

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...nt-stable.html

The issue that I see is that Nokia has been treating the Internet Tablet in a manner similar to their phones. (I.e., they try to squash all bugs before releasing anything.)

BUT... these devices are generally being used by more tech-savvy people. They can leverage this user base to get testing done. For the most part people that are familiar with Linux/FreeBSD are used to the concept and understand there will be less bugs in the "Stable" version. Not all people would participate in reporting bugs... but there would be enough that WOULD participate that it could be beneficial. As long as people STICK to actual bugs. I see too many requests for new features filed as "bugs".

(BTW: I would not recommend the stable/current system for their phones... only the Internet Tablet.)