[maemo-developers] [OT] Re: retromessenger for maemo and Nokia N900

[From: Andre Klapper]

Am Montag, den 17.08.2009, 15:33 +0200 schrieb Jean-Christian de Rivaz:
> Andre Klapper a écrit :
> > Am Samstag, den 15.08.2009, 23:39 +0200 schrieb Max:
> >>         Except that there is no N900.
> >>         I can understand that people try to find a name for Nokia's
> >>         next
> >>         hardware release running Maemo and using "N900" has become
> >>         common, but
> >>         the text sounds like it is a real name of a product.
> >>         Which it is not.
> > 
> > 
> > Aha. Pictures 1,3,5 of your URL link to pages about the N900, "the
> > successor of the N800". So your software runs on the N810?
> > 
> > Maybe you did not understand my email.
> > Don't come up with names that are made up.
> > Your webpage implies that an N900 exists. That's not the case. Of course
> > if your aim is to confuse potential users you do the right thing.
> > 
> > And Google did not announce it.
> > Google only reflects the rumours and gossip out there.
> > 
> > andre
> > Andre Klapper (maemo.org bugmaster)
> 
> Why did you complain ?

If you had read my email you should know:
"Your webpage implies that an N900 exists. That's not the case."
http://retromessenger.sourceforge.net/
I don't care if Nokia has come up with a name or not. The complaint is
that you use the name on your webpage as if it was an official one.

But that webpage tells enough unintentionally funny stuff anyway...
What is "Mobile Internet Phone Maemo"?
I've never compiled anything *on* my N810, just *for* my N810. But maybe
I'm wrong if you have some "N900" prototypes around that support
compiling on the device, don't know...
At least you're Scratchbox screenshots clearly show that you did not
even compile for Fremantle, but for old Diablo.
And "works in SDK" does not necessarily mean "works on device".

In general I refuse using an application if its webpage advertises
(compatibility) features that they fail to prove.
Always looks a bit fishy and unprofessional.

andre
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Andre Klapper (maemo.org bugmaster)