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abill_uk	2010-05-16 , 07:11
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Originally Posted by hellnick

Maybe we should warn people about the dangers of installing applications from Extras-devel.

I think more than that because anyone can install anything available on that section and really only developers should have access to those kind of installable apps because people seem to look past the warnings given and think they know best, then they have the bricked situation occuring.

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	silvermountain	2010-05-16 , 07:11
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Originally Posted by Kilian

apt-get --purge remove troll

Fixed it for you

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acvetkov	2010-05-16 , 07:14
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The warning is not in RED I think this is what abill_uk wants...

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KapCaveman	2010-05-16 , 07:14
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Déjà vu, Irony, Lulz - Thread Delivers!

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	Livinmalife	2010-05-16 , 07:19
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This phone is made to be toyed with and tested... If people ignore the clear repeated warnings about extras devel then that is their own fault.
On the flip side this community is here to help people who get stuck or damage their OS etc and so most cases of so called bricking are fixed...

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abill_uk	2010-05-16 , 07:19
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Please look at the thread title before commenting as this is now a serious problem on this forum as many many people are having self induced problems with their N900's that are plain to see if you read through them.
There really is NO NEED for obnoxious comments guys ok.

adancau	2010-05-16 , 07:23
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abill, so you basically want to take an open device and close it down a few notches. niiiice. i've bought this device for the pleasure of tinkering with it, not to have someone (whoever it may be, even Nokia) telling me what i should or should not install on it. what you're saying goes contrary to any open source principle.

'only developers should be allowed to install'.. why?! just because some users don't read/heed warnings, you'd prefer to take the liberty of everybody else to install whatever they want? that's wrong on so many levels, and smells a lot like the things some major companies are already doing - decide what's best for the users and keep them in a walled garden. well no thanks.

	ysss	2010-05-16 , 07:24
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Abill_uk: what is the ideal solution for you?
How about if we put a warning note every time they want to install such apps and have them click on an agreement to acknowledge the risk before it can be installed on their device?

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Kwljunky	2010-05-16 , 07:26
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I browsed onto engagdet and the first thing that came up was a apple article...my n900 died of a haemorrage..its currently having its time of the month atm so ill just leave it to it.

abill_uk	2010-05-16 , 07:35
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I am sure everyone knows the amount of problems that are happening mainly due to people installing apps that dont have a COMPLETE uninstall procedure with them and this i might add is a common problem in Windows that can also have malware written within the code.
I am not saying malware is the problem what i am saying is the huge amount of problems simply because people dont know how to get themselves out of it which usually means a complete re-flash.
Many of these kind of problems are happening simply because the app is overwriting the os to such a state it causes huge problems.
How many developers or engineers actually post "i have a re-boot or bricked problem please help !!!" situation on here? none i would guess but the problem IS getting bigger and i feel something could be done at least from the un-install situation to stop these problems occuring and taking up much needed space for other things.
How about a situation that an app needs to pass the un-install test before being allowed as an installable app on this forum before it gets there?.