<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"><meta content="Group-Office 2.18" name="GENERATOR"></head><body><p>Hey,</p>
<p>> ...but maybe a grid could be created combining...</p>
<p>Cool. Yeah, that sounds good.</p>
<p>I would propose asking the Maemo Community to begin generating a list of apps that they'd like to see (on the wiki?). As you'll see from the AppsAmuck site, an "app" can be as simple as a "Countdown to Midnight" clock -- or, it could be a NumptyPhysics level, a game prt, or whatever. Sure, the Countdown clock is sort of dumb -- and very simple -- but that's what a lot of users are looking for. Then, say, in May (hopefully after the SDK release, which is currently March, but I know that can change) we begin the app-a-day process. Why May? read below...</p>
<p>It could all be handled on the wiki, linked to the various Garage projects for each app (or one garage project for NumtyPhysics levels or other similar "umbrella" ideas like Mozilla add-ons, etc.). (Or, should every app be placed into _one_ Garage project called "whatever the promotion name is"?)</p>
<p>Promotion name proposal: Maemo5-for-5 ("5" referring to May, blah blah.) :p</p>
<p>Tim</p>
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<strong>Subject: </strong>Re: AppsAmuck...<br />
<strong>From: </strong>Quim Gil <quim.gil@nokia.com><br />
<strong>To: </strong>"Tim" <tim@samoff.com><br />
<strong>CC: </strong>"maemo-developers-request@maemo.org" <maemo-developers@maemo.org><br />
<strong>Date: </strong>10/14/2008 12:08 am<br />
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ext Tim wrote:<br />
> Look what some iPhone developers are doing:<br />
> <br />
> http://www.appsamuck.com/<br />
> <br />
> Read the description -- it's short, but intriguing.<br />
> <br />
> (There's also a Google project called "iappaday<br />
> <http://code.google.com/p/iappaday/>" doing the same thing.)<br />
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> Two questions:<br />
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> 1. Would Nokia consider sponsioring a promotion like this for the<br />
> launch of Fremantle?<br />
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Why not. I wouldn't bet on this model for a new native C application<br />
every day ;) but maybe a grid could be created combining Mozilla<br />
addons, applets, Python apps, straightforward GTK+/Qt, ports perhaps<br />
even some non-code related projects like themes, NumptyPhysics levels,<br />
creative concepts... and then even have some chances for that native<br />
development from scratch.<br />
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> 2. Would maemo devs be interested in taking part in a promotion like<br />
> this?<br />
> <br />
> Tim<br />
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-- <br />
Quim Gil<br />
marketing manager, open source<br />
Maemo Software @ Nokia<br />
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