Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

If you like, you, and anyone else who is interested, can go back and read the thread in which the maemo.org community decided on the creation of a new, independent MeeGo.com forum rather than a rebranding of Talk.

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

There are many pages to that thread and yes i did start to read it some time back and will read the rest but when will we get an official explanation as to what happens? and where will that explanation be? Thankyou in advance.

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

Sorry, but you've run in so many directions:

• About which "happening" specifically are you asking right now?
• Who would you consider official enough to provide your desired, definitive answer?

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

Maemo.org of course :confused:.

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i agree with your impression that Maemo was flawed from the beginning, but i don't think it was sabotage on NOKIA's part.
i remember reading an article a few weeks ago explaining the evolution of NOKIA & NOKIA's management; one of the key moment (the beginning of the end, so to speak) was about ten yrs ago when the company turned from "technology oriented" with engineers crawling all over the place to a... PROFITABLE company where a lawyer or MBA could become manager.
i think Maemo's failure is plain dumb incompetency due, like you point out to lack of technological understanding :(

already reflected about that...
if the Maemo community keeps supporting the Maemo customers, maybe NOKIA will keep financing it?

is there right now a need to change the name?

Maemo is not going to get any new devices (running on real Maemo code), but maybe it is possible to ease the transition by porting as many apps to MeeGo / Harmatan and maybe some new stuff back?

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

This thread was created to discuss the future of maemo.org and possibly decide on actions that should be taken to prepare for the chosen path. Unfortunately, your rants regarding Maemo source code and other peripheral matters have repeatedly derailed discussion.

As for officialness, we're a community. Nokia won't be providing us with an official direction. They currently provide money. Inevitably though, that money will stop flowing. That's about the limit of their involvement in this discussion.

The maemo.org Community Council is a representative and coordinating body, not a governing one. They'll have an official answer to provide once the greater community determines that answer.

At times such as this, open source communities shift even more toward meritocracies. Our decisions for the future are bounded by resource limitations. Money is certainly key, but skill and time investment are at least as critical. Should we find funding for a repository server, but lose everyone with knowledge of, and willingness to work with, the autobuilder and other related key tools, that limits our choices.

So, in the end, everyone in the community is welcome to have his or her say in the matter. However, those who back proposals not just with votes, but also commitments to, and proven track records of, helping with the actual work, will have greater influence than those who simply talk.

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

AHA ok please do forgive my misunderstanding here as i thought Maemo.org would either be shut down or re-named, if it is the case it carries on then ok so be it but that means we still have all the troubles on the threads we have now?.

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

apologises accepted ;)
it was nice throwing around ideas for the last few hours with you, but you know what?

i think they don't merit (that much) of our talk time :rolleyes:
i can't help feeling they'd rather stumble around in the dark then get even only a candle.
as the song goes
i think i'll get out enjoy some sunshine :D

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

How could a device that was limited via community accepted microeconomics be considered a failure?

I'd be more willing to state that the intended handoff of the assets from Nokia to the community and the communication of how it was going to happen has been the failure.

The devices are basically dead. Nokia sold them, no longer supports them, no longer builds them (all but the N9 that is). It's now a fight over the software, OS, the closed bits (losing battle there) and how this community would be able to update, continue support that's in question now.

And it's not looking too well.

Re: [Council] Council_Update-July_2011
 

Then the answer is clear ... get Maemo released to this community then it can really come into the limelight and show the world what can be done with Maemo.