Hogwash | # 131 | 2009-10-16, 18:07 | Report

There are separate logins for the maemo.org site and the talk.maemo.org site....which is annoying.

I would like to have one login for both - is that possible?

andrewfblack | # 132 | 2009-10-16, 18:10 | Report

for everyone who thanks talk is the only way to get karma.

http://maemo.org/profile/view/timeless/

Timeless is 12th highest karma and not a 1 talk post or thanks.

andrewfblack | # 133 | 2009-10-16, 18:12 | Report

Easiest way is got to maemo.org, login and click your name in top right corner it takes you to your profile with karma on it.

Texrat | # 134 | 2009-10-16, 18:25 | Report

Even with my mind-boggling number of posts, I agree.

I created a Brainstorm proposal to discuss awarding Karma based on Thanks (a more useful metric IMO) but so far NO engagement on it...

http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...hanks_in_talk/

Quim is also looking for developer love:

http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...heir_software/

Attilla77 is also proposing Brainstorm activity as Karma source:

http://maemo.org/community/brainstor..._karma_source/

Nathan | # 135 | 2009-10-16, 18:32 | Report

Yes, you can get karma from other places. If I'm not saying you couldn't it just appears a ton of karma is from talk or blog posts. Not a lot if giving for just plain developers. I'm not saying those aren't important -- in fact they are. I'm just trying to make sure that the developers who make the software that we all use aren't forgotten because they are not always "social" creatures. ;-D

Nathan

Nathan | # 136 | 2009-10-16, 18:36 | Report

I think this is a GREAT direction to be going. Whoever started the brainstorm idea was a genius (Quim was that you?) -- I love that we can start getting these minor issues resolved in a constructive manor. But the only point I keep trying to make is that for this time through; since we don't have everything in place (and probably won't) -- we need to make sure we do NOT alienate any of our developers, especially developers of products that are highly rated/used just because they might be anti-social. ;-D

Nathan.

Jaffa | # 137 | 2009-10-16, 18:36 | Report

To link your talk.maemo.org account and your maemo.org profile (so you can get karma based off your posts) see here. (And posts here are square-rooted for karma, so it'll take a lot of posts to get 200 points on unthanked posts. Thanked posts are multiplied by 8 so, much easier).

As has been said, some people will always feel they've fallen through the cracks - but do you think it's your job to moan about them on a public forum by purely looking at the karma list?

I would find it boggling if the PyMaemo folks didn't have access to a large number of N900s already. Indeed, Anderson's posts on maemo-developers to address the optification of Python suggest he already has.

The majority of this thread is just so... distasteful.

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daperl | # 138 | 2009-10-16, 18:37 | Report

Well, while some of us Americans are waiting for qgil's response, I'll speculate. Using a percentage ratio I get this:

Nokia USA device discount

= $649 * ( €300 / €499 )

= $390 [60% of retail]

That's %20 more than my 100%-no-brainer-can't-live-without upper bound of $325 [50% of retail].

Let's just make it an even $350 and call it a day.

Texrat | # 139 | 2009-10-16, 18:37 | Report

I think that's overestimated. Look at the first page of profiles, sorted by karma:
http://maemo.org/profile/list/

Some of those folks talk (like me ) but they mostly earned their karma by "harder" means.

fpp | # 140 | 2009-10-16, 18:41 | Report

...whereas I've been on ITt since the very beginning - almost four years now - and am still #17
poster overall, despite slowing down greatly in recent times... but still just barely made it above the bar,
with 203 (!) karma... go figure :-)