[maemo-developers] What's the best attack? (Re: How to use extras-testing correctly?)`

[From: Marius Vollmer]

"Kojo Tero (Nokia-D/Helsinki)" <tero.kojo at nokia.com> writes:

> But screening people (karma or participation or whatever) for the
> right to upload is even more questionable than having a team of
> testers go through the apps. Everyone has to have the right to right
> to put their stuff to devel and testing.

Hmm, I think there is a fine line here worth emphasizing.

Everyone should have the right to _apply_ for upload rights and be
considered equal.  I.e., there should be no discrimination based on
irrelevant things.  For example, we should not exclude people just
because they are on IPv6 or only have a PowerPC Mac.

But not everyone has a natural right to upload to Maemo Extras.  It is
OK to screen people and demand certain references.  Maemo Extras does
not need to be free for all.

I think this is a ethically sound position, since Maemo Extras is not
the only channel for getting software to the devices.  Software
authors do not, technically, need the help or approval of maemo.org to
get into contact with their users.

If we get the balance wrong between being useful and protecting from
harm, other can show how to do it right.  You could say that the market
place will keep us honest by allowing healthy competition.