[maemo-developers] How to use extras-testing correctly?

[From: Niels Breet]

On Thu, September 24, 2009 12:25, Aniello Del Sorbo wrote:
> 2009/9/24  <tero.kojo at nokia.com>:
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org
>>> [mailto:maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of ext
>>> Aniello Del Sorbo
>>> Sent: 24 September, 2009 12:20
>>> To: Gil Quim (Nokia-D/Helsinki)
>>> Cc: maemo-developers at maemo.org
>>> Subject: Re: How to use extras-testing correctly?
>>>
>>>
>>> I personally think we're taking a wrong approach to the problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am not developing for  Apple because of their approval
>>> process and their desire of control.
>>
>> That is a different matter alltogether. One device, one shop, complete
>> control. That has very little to do with a community site like
>> maemo.org and a deevice using debian repositories.
>>
>
> I am well aware of that :)
> But if I go thru extras-testing (and I really want to!) then it looks
> like the Community has the last word on my application.
>
Yes, they do. It's a community effort, but look at it from the other side.
Not one single person or entitiy can block your app. It takes more people
to block it.

>>> I don't want my application to go through an approval process
>>> to reach my users.
>>
>> No one is forcing you to place your app in extras. However it is the
>> place most likely to be found by new users. Maemo Extras should be of
>> high quality because we will have completely new users to the platform.
>> We don't want to scare them away, simple as that.
>>
>>
>
> And that's what I want. But I am the one that decides if my
> application has to go from Extras Testing to Extras. If I decide badly, the
> Users will uninstall my app and file bug via AM
> and eventually it'll be pulled out from Extras. Only high quality apps
> remain.
>

This really is the wrong way around. Let's say your app corrupted the
device, then joe user really would have liked that this was caught before
he ruined his device with it.

Testing takes a bit of time, but has a lot of advantages in the long run.


>
> If I don't get those, may be because few people care, I am stuck in
> Testing.
> And this reminds me of Apple approval process.
>
You are really looking at it the wrong way. There are only a few dozen
people with devices now, of course it will take longer to test your app or
gather a large enough crowd.

I'm pretty sure that when there are thousands of people with devices, this
will go a lot faster.

Anyway, what's the rush?

>
>
> Aniello

- Niels