[maemo-developers] {CORRECTIONS] Re: Where do we go now?

[From: Randall Arnold]

> ----- Original message ----- 
> From: "Michael Cronenworth‎" <mike at cchtml.com>
> To: "maemo-developers at maemo.org‎" <maemo-developers at maemo.org>
> Subject: Where do we go now?
> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:26:02 -0600
> 
> 
>Nokia has backed out of MeeGo and today they have backed out of QT. 
> This leaves the Maemo distribution solely in the hands of the 
> community. I would still like to contribute to Maemo (or MeeGo if a 
> build is released), but I have some concerns.
> 
> Will Maemo.org and its infrastructure be online for the foreseeable 
> future? I have a few Maemo apps (GTK-only) that I'm in the process of 
> developing, but if maemo.org and its repositories are going to be 
> taken offline I don't see a need to continue development.
> 
> What about the Maemo Council? Is it still relevant?
> 
> Where's the best place to study about the community update 
> repositories? If Maemo.org dies, there needs to be a web site to 
> replace it to join together the Maemo community.
> 
> 
> P.S. I'm disappointed in Nokia for firing all of the Maemo/MeeGo crew 
> and going a different direction. Hopefully those people find jobs 
> soon. If any of you are still subscribed to this mailing list - Thank 
> you for developing Maemo. With the right marketing, Maemo would have 
> been just as big as any other mobile OS.

Nokia has not backed out of Qt.

Nokia has not fired all of the Maemo/MeeGo crew.

Let's keep the conversations rooted in facts, please.  There's enough noise already.

Randy

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