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#83
Oh, ifn you're wondering about the benifits I'll list the most important ones (at least to me) here:
  • Open source means community members can get whatever package from gitorious and fix the bug themselves if upstream MeeGo stop developing a specific package. So WONTFIX becomes WEFIX.
  • Updated SGX graphics with vsync, we don't have tearing, transitions are silky smooth and everything is looking really pretty. (If you change from the silly default MeeGo.com theme)
  • Development tools, everything about how packages and images are generated can be done on your own computer. You can custom build your own tailoured MeeGo image for your and your friends devices by simply editing a kickstart file and adding or removing packages from the image. OBS though daunting at first, is _really_ cool to use if you're a developer. And of course we have the latest and greatest Qt, QML, Qt Mobility, etc.

Last edited by tswindell; 2011-04-20 at 08:44.
 

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