Hi<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">21. huhtikuuta 2012 23.44 Roberto Colistete Jr. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:roberto.colistete@gmail.com">roberto.colistete@gmail.com</a>></span> kirjoitti:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 4/21/12, Timo Härkönen <<a href="mailto:timop.harkonen@gmail.com">timop.harkonen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi<br>
><br>
> 21. huhtikuuta 2012 20.24 Roberto Colistete Jr. <<a href="mailto:roberto.colistete@gmail.com">roberto.colistete@gmail.com</a><br>
>> kirjoitti:<br>
><br>
>> To boost porting & releasing softwares for MeeGo Harmattan : Nokia<br>
>> Store & Apps ForMeeGo should be only a recommendation as they can't<br>
>> accept softwares with external dependencies like Maemo.org<br>
>> repositories.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> I don't see anyone saying that's the only way to go. If someone has needs<br>
> for a device to do an open source application with a purpose of publishing<br>
> it through the store I would see that as valid reason to ask for a device<br>
> given that there's enough reason to believe it will actually happen. Same<br>
> should apply for any other reason for requesting a device. platform<br>
> hacking, QA, application development, porting Qt5 or whatever.<br>
><br>
> afaik the external dependency thing in apps.formeego is only a policy issue<br>
> not a technical thing. So not really an issue just something that needs to<br>
> be discussed. Actually what is the proper place to discuss things like<br>
> apps.formeego policy? As I've understood it the goal now is to unify things<br>
> with it and <a href="http://maemo.org" target="_blank">maemo.org</a> by introducing maemo targets to obs. I'd think this<br>
> list would be it.<br>
<br>
</div> AFAIK, the external dependency limitation in Apps ForMeeGo is technical.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>according to Niels (X-Fade) it is policy. see <a href="http://mg.pov.lt/maemo-meeting-irclog/%23maemo-meeting.2012-04-17.log.html#t2012-04-17T18:28:01">http://mg.pov.lt/maemo-meeting-irclog/%23maemo-meeting.2012-04-17.log.html#t2012-04-17T18:28:01</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>-Timo</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
For example, I've packaged MatPlotLib (a well know FOSS Python<br>
library) and it is in a Talk Maemo.org<br>
(<a href="http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80353" target="_blank">http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=80353</a>) because it can't be<br>
published in Nokia Store / Apps ForMeeGo (because it needs external<br>
dependencies / multiple .debs).<br>
<br>
Many other FOSS projects which can be ported to MeeGo Harmattan<br>
fall in the same limitation. Maemo 4/5 OS has Maemo.org repositories<br>
with dependencies capabilities.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
>> Even a .deb posted in a specific Talk Maemo.org topic should be enough<br>
>> because it is simple to install.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> IMHO not even close enough. We have repositories and build machinery for a<br>
> reason. things like ensuring clean build environment, making sure the<br>
> needed dependencies are there and so on. Besides most of the deb drops in<br>
> tmo I have seen do not even include a link to the sources so again no. We<br>
> should be encouraging people to use the proper channels to distribute their<br>
> stuff (be it the store, apps.formeego or <a href="http://maemo.org" target="_blank">maemo.org</a> repos) not posting links<br>
> to binary deb packages in tmo.<br>
<br>
</div> Better : even a Talk Maemo.org topic (or link to other site) with<br>
links to source-code and .deb's. Ok ? Nobody is lazy here, like<br>
Inception, overclocking, etc projects.<br>
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