[maemo-developers] App catalog (was Re: extras: autobuilders)

[From: Neil Jerram]

[...apologies for this very delayed reply...]

Quim Gil <quim.gil at nokia.com> writes:

> On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 20:16 +0000, ext Neil Jerram wrote:
>
>> There's an interesting meta-point, also.  The current existence of the
>> Application Catalog partly (largely?) reflects the fact that not all
>> 3rd party apps are in extras.
>
> I see (almost?) no relation.

Just to be clear, I guess I was assuming/describing my own preferred
way of working - i.e. that if an application appears (following a
refresh) in the Application Manager list, I would see no need, if I
already knew what it was, to go and check it out in the App Catalog;
I'd just install it using Application Manager.

However, I can see now that the App Catalog can also have useful other
purposes, for marketing and as a central point for accumulating
feedback etc.; thanks for pointing that out.

Regards,
        Neil