[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] So you need more documentation?

[From: kimmo.virtanen]

Hi,

I was able to test real N770 at debconf (thanks Kate and Katariina :) ). 
It was pretty fancy gadget and i can think lot of different ways to hack 
with it.

Anyway there isn't in net really any information how much actual end user 
version devices differs from Nokias internal stuff in hackable point of 
view. So are end users/3rd party developers who are buying their devices 
from stores able to login as root in their device, update its inner 
software or compile new kernel etc? Or is it in some kindergarden mode 
which prevents user from breaking device or more advanced people from 
modding it?

Though 770 is not maemo, it is just first device for using sdk, but in 
maemo webpages there is mostly info for making user-mode apps so if it's 
planned that platform is wide open then it would be nice that in 
documentation there would be some info about deeper modification also , or 
if sdk is just for user apps not then least some comment about it.

So if here is somebody from Nokia who could answer this one.. ?

-- Kimmo


On Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Tommi Komulainen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I created a page in the wiki to collect documentation that you feel is
> currently missing.  So instead of banging your head to the wall because
> there's nothing but a big bunch of undocumented features you should head
> to the wiki and write down your concerns.  That way we could get a
> better idea what is really needed rather than us guessing what might be
> useful.
>
> The page is at http://maemo.org/maemowiki/DocumentationWanted
>
> I added UI guidelines as a skeleton example as it was mentioned earlier
> on this list, but you'll probably want to elaborate it.
>
>
>