[maemo-developers] Announcing the Internet Tablet Talk Software Section

[From: Reggie Suplido]

Sorry guys but I don't understand the negativity here -- we're all on the
same side! Isn't our common goal to have apps reach more end-users? The way
I see it, it's no different that posting a thread in the forums to announce
your app.

Thanks all.

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Mike Lococo <mikelococo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Reggie,
>
>  1. Developers can optionally list alphas of their apps at itT so users can
>> be notified about them out and suggest features as well as report bugs
>> 2. Developers get it in extra-devel repos
>> 3. Post .install at itT for further discussion as well as Maemo.org
>> downloads
>>
>
> I'm afraid that I still don't see the distinction between the itT software
> section and the Maemo.org downloads section.  Maemo/Downloads offers all the
> same functionality and is in a better position to integrate with Garage,
> with memo-hosted auto-builder/packaging infrastructure, and with any
> maemo-extras software taxonomy that emerges (the itT software section has
> yet another software classification taxonomy that isn't related to any of
> the other taxonomies in a way that I can identify).
>
>  The main intention is to make apps more visible to end users and have them
>> join in with the development by providing feedback. This would hopefully
>> help developers more improve their apps as well as offer better IT software
>> to the IT community in the long run.
>>
>
> This is an admirable goal, but I think a better way of pursuing it would be
> to contribute functionality to Maemo downloads and look for ways to
> integrate the itT community with the developer resources offered at
> maemo.org, rather than create yet another unintegrated space to watch and
> monitor for feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Lococo
>
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