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2009-11-18 , 22:32
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I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but is there a bleeding edge version of Maemo we can use to get the latest software during the development process. I know in Debian, they have a stable branch, a testing branch, and an unstable branch which you can have access to at any point in time. Is this possible with Maemo for the system software or do we have to wait until its final, or install Mer?

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2009-11-18 , 23:08
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Unfortunately you mostly have to wait when it comes to Maemo itself and to getting packages provided by Nokia, but you can track development of some of the open official Maemo modules either in gitorious.org or in garage.maemo.org.
I think a problem here is that "normal" customers/users could run into serious issues if Nokia provided unstable builds that e.g. destroyed data. So in the end it's about legal issues, I guess, plus a slow change from classical cooperative workflows to more open workflows, with all its related internal discussions.

If you love to test bleeding edge 3rd party software on the Maemo platform then http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras-testing could be interesting for you. (The traditional warning: That software might brick your device, eat all your data and kill your kittens. All on your own risk.)
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2009-11-18 , 23:19
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Originally Posted by Andre Klapper View Post
Unfortunately you mostly have to wait when it comes to Maemo itself and to getting packages provided by Nokia, but you can track development of some of the open official Maemo modules either in gitorious.org or in garage.maemo.org.
I think a problem here is that "normal" customers/users could run into serious issues if Nokia provided unstable builds that e.g. destroyed data. So in the end it's about legal issues, I guess, plus a slow change from classical cooperative workflows to more open workflows, with all its related internal discussions.

If you love to test bleeding edge 3rd party software on the Maemo platform then http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras-testing could be interesting for you. (The traditional warning: That software might brick your device, eat all your data and kill your kittens. All on your own risk.)
Thanks, I figured it wasn't as simple as I hoped it would be. I plan to install the extra-testing, and most likely extras-devel also whenever I get my n900. I'm beginning to wonder what Nokia's idea of an "early adopter" is.
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2009-11-19 , 10:11
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Originally Posted by bdogg64 View Post
Thanks, I figured it wasn't as simple as I hoped it would be. I plan to install the extra-testing, and most likely extras-devel also whenever I get my n900. I'm beginning to wonder what Nokia's idea of an "early adopter" is.
Well, for Maemo5 there were alpha and beta SDKs available for example. That was not the case for Maemo4. Nokia is slowly moving development to the open, but it takes some time as it's a big company. For Maemo6 situation will improve.
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