Yeah... that's not going happen. The community doesn't serve the developer, the developer serves himself/herself depending on the application. Though most developers are nice enough to make it easy to use and fix bugs as they are reported as well as take criticism into account But they're not going add a feature like portrait mode unless one of these 3 happens.

a) it's easy (aka it won't take them very much time)
b) they benefit from it (do they use portrait mode enough)
c) they get paid (self-explanatory)

There seems to be a wide range of types of developers though, from people who will be more than happy to implement what the community wants (depending on time). To developers who could give less a **** what you want and just do what they want. (e.g. Pidgin for a while). And at that time, the project just tends to fork and go down different paths.

lol.. thank goodness for digital cameras.

Well, i used to have to code in the past..

I recant my love.

This could become an impediment, but from the developers I know from other OSes migrating here, it will surely change. Symbian OSes devs don't usually follow this slant, which is probably due to their celebrated status in our communities.

a) seems a cop out, but working for free, I get that, totally. Its Nokia/Maemo's job to make it easier.
b) should be pretty easy. If a majority or large contingent of the community should benefit, there's a good chance a dev would too, and possibly contribute to the project.
c) is something I'm all for, and I used to have a warchest to "prod" devs to do things for community. This won't change, though I'm not working anymore, so extra funds have dwindled the past couple years. I'm an excellent fundraiser, and will start finding projects and gathering funds once I get my N900. Today's my born on date, and I don't celebrate Bdays (I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses) I'd have loved to celebrate getting the N900 today...

I've noticed, and most of the feedback from devs has been much better lately. In fact, the list of guys with little more to offer than selfish rudeness and attitude has dwindled to a small group of less than ten. Getting rid of those few bad apples from the productive mix won't be hard at all. I seem to have already shaken one pretty easily. Life is good.

"IIIIIIIIIIIII keeeeep on faaaaaaaaaalling... in and oooooooooout... of loove... with you..." LOL Nothing like a little roller coaster bromance.

We need to close this thread before chris goes all chapelle/mr.west on us again lol.

Believe me, I'm good. I had a hard mental health week on a big stage, but its a rare occurance. I don't mind kicking butt at times, but I don't let fools and rudeness affect me. I'm Black. I've been stepped on most of my life. A fool here and there is highly tolerable, to be honest. I'd be more worried about the jerks that have no sense of decorum or manners. Some people didn't have good mothers. Not their fault they're idiots with no social skills. We need to keep threads open and work on them closing their mouths when nothing helpful comes out. Works for me.