On Wednesday 24 February 2010 13:20:40 Thomas Tanner wrote: > Why would anybody not upgrade the firmware? > Why is backwards compatibility necessary for Fremantle minor releases? > Enforcing the requirement could make our life so much easier.
There can be a number of reasons, ranging from various regressions (like sticking to 42-11 because of WiFi issues in 51-1), policies (if it ain't broken, don't fix it, not all bugs affect all people), cost/stability (I might not want to upgrade when roaming) or simply firmware non-availability (firmwares are not rolled out simultaneously for all countries, ask UK folks :). Forced upgrades are usually a last-resort measure, done only if there is a legal reason (like compliance with some regulations, maybe things related to emergency calls, etc). Regards, Attila _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
