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[Under consideration] Undelayed bugfix releases for Nokia (OSS) packages.
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ARJWright
2009-12-03 , 17:24
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There are two sides of Nokia releasing an update to included software that should be considered:
One side that's probably not considered often here is that even though Nokia is using open source
software
the business
processes
might not be as open and so hence the delay.
Nokia isn't a small shop; there are governance and logistical dependencies on
every
decision. Some of these are good, some of these impeed such fixes.
Concerning updates on included software, the questions that have to be asked include:
- does the update address something that has no dependency on locale/carrier included parameters with an object?
- is the update a major or minor fix?
If its major and has no dependency, then the business process needs to adjust to allowing for updates to come out faster. This endears those outside to Nokia in that it more closely follows open source
foundations
which may not have as many layers.
If its minor and has no dependency. Release it. No questions asked.
If it has a dependency, how can Nokia communicate their process effectively without damaging stakeholder relationships?
- Maemo as a commnuity needs to help enable Nokia to be able ot answer this question.
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