Greetings all! Many thanks to the Maemo team for really stepping up in the Maemo Developer event this past week in Santa Clara California.� Everyone with whom I spoke was really enthused at the opportunity to learn more, share ideas and realize they were being fully engaged by Nokia.� This event was a true sign of positive progress for both the open source and commercial communities!
Some takeaways: - Nokia understands the concerns expressed by individual contributors who want to find success in Ovi Store.� No fine details to reveal at this time but be encouraged by the fact that they are listening!� New member code177 expressed gratitude at the chance to get his needs in front of people willing to listen.� He is also appreciated for volunteering to be the lightning rod here.� ; ) - Nokia is receptive to the "gotchas" that have been hot topics in talk.maemo.org.� Particularly, support for feedback, donationware and app testing functionality on the device.� After some really stimulating discussion I corralled the ideas into what I think is an actionable plan to accomodate these wants and needs.� More on that soon in Brainstorm and on my blog (so subscribe to the latter!). - I was particularly relieved and excited to hear Ashley Walker's (Forum Nokia) support for local events in the US.� Details need to be hashed out but I feel now that the push for this is no longer stalled.� As with most things, it was simply a matter of navigating the Nokia matrix and connecting with the right facilitator!� So I will begin a little recon work and report back when some plans are formed. I commend Quim for having the foresight to get maemo.org into the mix.� The contributions by code177 and epage (Dialcentral guy!) were invaluable. In summary, I came away confident that open source and commercial interests in the Maemo ecosystem need not necessarily collide but can collude.� I am beginning to see Nokia's longterm strategy in this space bear fruit now and offer solid promise going forward.� Let's maintain the momentum, think positive and not let any roadblocks stand for long! More info soon! As always, your community council is your bridge to Nokia.� Take advantage of us!� ; ) Cheers, Randall (Randy) Arnold maemo.org community council http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Available in 15 languages http://mail.ovi.com
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