[maemo-developers] Maemo Matan edition.

[From: Matan Ziv-Av]

Hello,

I played a bit with this idea:

1. Created a osso-software-version-rx34_4.2008.36-5a package. The
    difference is that the following packages are removed from the
    dependency:
     gizmo-installer
     pre-installed-documentation-rx44
     pre-installed-images
     pre-installed-sounds
     rhapsody-installer
     skype-installer
     promo-applet

2. Put that package in a repository:
     deb http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/apt/ ./

3. Flashed N800 with Diablo image, added repository to application
    manager (AM).

4. The AM offers the first SSU. I tried apt-get install
    osso-software-version-rx34, which tries to install my package, but
    fails, since the new packages are not available.

5. Installed first SSU. After reboot, AM offers second SSU from Nokia, not
    my package.

6. Installed my package with apt-get, reboot manually. Everything seems
    fine.

Preliminary conclusions:

AM only works with Nokia updates. Any community versions needs cooperation 
from Nokia, direct use of apt-get, or a different front end for apt-get.
Such a front end should support Maemo-Flags (for automatic reboot, for 
example).

A community version should also solve the sequential updates install, 
allowing install of latest update only.




-- 
Matan.