Re: N900/Maemo5 Themes Website?
Don't forget downloads.maemo.org, which allows one-click install and shows screenshots of your app (which in this case would be a theme).
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Re: N900/Maemo5 Themes Website?
I get that you guys are loyal to this site - as we all are - but I don't understand your aversion to the idea of having more sites out there that cater to the N900, I really don't.
We all want this device and Maemo5 to really take off and become something widespread and used. I think that's fairly clear by the number of community-led promotion threads and ideas we have here. The thing is, the kind of thinking I'm seeing in this opposition is exactly the same kind of thinking that's the reason linux hasn't been adopted by the mainstream. You are expecting the average person, even the average tech industry person, to behave and think in the same way you do. This simple isn't true. Quote:
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This is going to be lost on about 95% of the people who will own an N900 within the next year. You must remember that the N900 isn't just a niche product, it's selling out all over the world, and most carriers in Europe are promoting it as the next best smart phone, and offering it at super low prices on contract. These are not people who are going to search through threads on a forum to find wallpapers. It's not 1995. The first thing new n900 owners are going to do is go to google, and type in "n900 wallpapers" or "n900 backgrounds". They will then click the first couple of links that look promising. If they don't come to an easy to use, 'here's all your wallpaper options download now' website, they're going to give up, and then they're going to feel dissatisfied about their lack of ability to customize their n900. They're going to say, "if i had an ipod, i wouldn't have any problem finding wallpapers", and that's what they'll tell their friends. And sorry guys, but amount of people who will search for "800x480 wallpapers" on google images over "n900 wallpapers" is probably... a fraction of the people in this forum. Quote:
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But again,I go back to my original point. What issue do you guys take with more websites that provide services for n900 users? Even if they are services they can potentially find elsewhere, how is that possibly a bad thing? |
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I own the domain www.maemothemes.com if anyone likes to set up a good website for that?
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a site would be ok for him to start, it does not mean people cant post there art on both sites if they wish.
people who make themes on other platforms like having dedicated place for there work. theres dedicated theme sites for every platform out there, so one for maemo would be cool. i've noticed everytime some one posts about starting a site maemo related a few community members here seem to be against it wanting to keep everything possible here, if we want maemo to spread its wings and go places these other sites are needed different kinds of people have different kinds of needs so alternatives are good too |
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Who wants to have the domain? I'll give it away for free...
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Obviously though, if you're giving it away for free (or cheap) I'm going to be like, sure, I'll take it off you hands ;) |
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As a teacher at a private design academy there is one thing that i can confirm to you without a doubt: 1 out of 10 designers might be so curious and have the fun, the time and be so patient to try to get something into the extras repository. The rest simply will give up as soon as they have to learn anything about packaging. Most of the designers i work with ofen enough even do not know how to name filenames correctly (using special chars, spaces etc.) and now you want them to get into repository handling ?! Good luck! |
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