[maemo-community] Harmattan & Maemo Community

[From: Cosimo Kroll]

Yes, that's my view, too.
The community will decide and they can only decide when there are devices to
buy.
We don't even know exactly what Harmattan is, there are only hints.
And yes, I agree, that's a deep mess.

Therefore I think it would be good to wait for the actual devices before
deciding where the Harmattan community goes on.


2011/5/6 Graham Cobb <g+770 at cobb.uk.net>

> On Friday 06 May 2011 07:59:44 Ville M. Vainio wrote:
> > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Cosimo Kroll <zehjotkah at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > > But before deciding on that, we should wait for Nokias MeeGo/Harmattan
> > > devices, which will be announced soon.
> >
> > Is there something in particular that needs to be known about the
> > platform that would influence the decision?
>
> I think it is more that the answer will depend on what the community wants,
> and the community will not have an opinion until they have some experience.
>  I
> don't think anyone thinks there will be a separate place for Harmattan but
> it
> is not yet clear whether MeeGo or Maemo are the most natural homes.
>
> For example, there appears to be an issue about whether Harmattan will
> actually use the MeeGo name or not (and, if so, whether it will be hidden
> in
> small print somewhere or trumpeted as a feature).  There has been some
> discussion about it, but I have not seen any recent definitive statement,
> nor
> do I expect one until the device ships.
>
> My **personal** view is that Harmatten will end up here.  Recent
> discussions
> in MeeGo seem to have tended towards the view that the MeeGo lists and
> sites
> are not the place for discussion of (let alone support of) specific devices
> (whether for end users or developers).  Not to mention some downright
> hostility towards Harmattan (and, to some extent, Nokia).
>
> In my mind the only way MeeGo would be a home for Harmattan might be if
> Nokia
> make "MeeGo" a major end-user marketing feature of the device (so, for
> example, app compatability becomes an interesting discussion point).
> Personally I don't think that is likely but we won't know until it ships.
>
> Graham
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