[maemo-developers] Community Maemo distribution

[From: Quim Gil]

ext Ryan Abel wrote:
> community version of osso-software-version-rx*4, in effect, a  
> community distribution of Maemo.

This fits in http://wiki.maemo.org/Objective:Maemo_variants

Let's have the broad objective in mind when discussing problems and
solutions.


> First, we need to figure out if it'd be workable to put everything in  
> Extras.

Distro, variants... they are for power users and developers. They
shouldn't affect SSU and extras, that need more (and not less) stability
and reliability to satisfy the mass of end users.

> Second, we need to figure out what how we want osv-c set up. What do  
> we want to remove (proprietary advertisements, lame bundled crap,  
> etc.), what do we want to add (community-patched Nokia applications,  
> community replacements, bootmenu, etc.), and what do we want to modify  
> (osso-statusbar-presence so it doesn't have a mandatory .desktop,  
> moving bundled documentation to a separate package, etc.), and so on.

One result of this should be the list of blockers you want Nokia to
do/change/allow.


> This is something that I really want to move forward with, as I think  
> it can really help the community and offer a much better experience  
> than Nokia's distribution.

Sounds like a fun game to play.  :)

-- 
Quim Gil
marketing manager, open source
Maemo Software @ Nokia