[maemo-developers] Maemo 5 PR1.2 and Extras

[From: Michael Cronenworth]

Graham Cobb wrote:
> I can't say I like this.  My personal view is that there will be a lot of
> people running earlier software for quite a long time.  How long do Nokia
> believe it will be before 80% of new devices being sold in retail stores have
> PR1.2 pre-installed?  Can we keep track of stats showing how many people are
> accessing the old repository?

How can you not like this? What is your reasoning? You brought this same 
response to the last Maemo update, and I still do not understand it.

If a user has access to downloading apps, then they will be notified of 
the Maemo update. If they want a new app, they must update Maemo, but 
they can continue using their old apps as long as they want. Refusing to 
update because of a personal preference should be discounted. Security 
updates, new features, and significant bug fixes should trump any 
personal preference about updates to Maemo itself.