[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Re: N800 Developer Programme Application

[From: Igor Tkach]

I think it is kinda late not because of the need to create community
(great community already exists). By the time the device becomes
availble to all you probably want to have most important existing apps
ported and tested. My impression is that this is not the case right
now. Some work can be done with scratchbox environment, but in my
experience it is not quite the same as running apps on the device
itself.

Program schedule you mention - is it published somewhere and I just
missed it or is it kept secret? (I apologize for being annoying, I'm
just eager to get my hands on n800, so I would like to know if I
should wait for the discount:)

On 1/11/07, Jakub.Pavelek at nokia.com <Jakub.Pavelek at nokia.com> wrote:
> >What's the point to announce such a program so late and with
> so little details? To irritate people? I would like to have my
> >discount right now, if I'm eligible, so that I could buy the
> >device right away, or to know that I'm not eligible so that I
> >could plan $399 into my budget for gadgets. At the very least
> >it would be nice to know the time frame for the program.
> >
> Hi,
>
> Announcing it "so late" (was it the same/next day after the product
> launch?) should not be a problem. Active community members and
> developers do not need to be "created" overnight, they existed before
> the developer program was launched. If I understand the program schedule
> correctly the lucky ones shall get notified rather soon.
>
> Br,
>
> --jakub
>