[maemo-developers] Who's who in maemo

[From: josh.soref at nokia.com]

Dave Neary wrote:
> I've been looking for a "Who's who in maemo" - a list of active
> developers (Nokia and otherwise) and what they specialise in. 
> I haven't found one.

I wrote one for the browser team:
http://browser.garage.maemo.org/news/5/

> I think that such a list would be very useful.

> In particular, I'd like to know when I see a nokia.com email
> address replying to a subject about the roadmap whether the
> person is a decision maker, a developer, or somewhere in between.

There was a crusade for this a while ago. Oddly I think I
defended one side of the fight and am now writing from the
wrong side. For which I feel quite embarrassed because in
addition to it making me look hypocritical, I fully agree
w/ my original stance and am sure that the fact that I'm
writing this email now indicates I am in the wrong writing
from a mokia.com address (and was right in my original
stance).

https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2035
Bugzilla Bug 2035
Bugzilla users who are Nokia employees should be noted

> It would also help, I think, to allow people to
> personalise and better direct any concerns and complaints,
> rather than just saying "It's Nokia's fault".

Speaking of which. I was just having lunch w/ Quim and I
lamented not recognizing that you work for Nokia as a
maemo representative.

(Yes, I read the notice that there were new maemo representatives,
but see below.)

> What do people think about this? Should I just get started and see how
> far I get?

That's always fun. I tried making a map showing where we
worked and to whom we reported. It was valid for at most
three months (technically, I believe it was out of date
before it was printed), and usable for another two years.
The last reorganization meant that it's 100% useless (and
then they tore down our walls and removed my chart, so now
it's truly gone).

And no, I won't and can't publish it anywhere.

> Dave Neary
> GNOME Foundation member
> bolsh at gnome.org

It'd be nice if your address was @maemo.org,
it sounds like Quim could help make that happen.