Thanks for the explanation. If I got confused then others might get confused as well. Then again the situation *is* confusing these days especially around the whole Handset UX.
A first DE release recommended to power users with a blog post, screenshots, video and link to the project wiki pages will solve most of this confusion around the DE, though. On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 05:41 -0700, Sugano Makoto (Nokia-MS/Helsinki) wrote: > Hi there, > > The target of this DE exercise is to realize the 3 use cases on N900, > with the strong emphasis on the usability [1]. Right, so when it comes to technology decisions DE is basically a challenger of the official MeeGo Handset UX. As long as DE sticks with the official Core OS and with a 100% OSS UX layer, anything running better in DE than in the official Handset UX is sending a message to the official development. The problem is knowing what exactly is the official Handset UX development these days, but now I'm perhaps digressing. :) In addition to the 3 use cases + usability, I propose 2 more essential pieces of the project: - An application manager to allow users to install additional apps without having to tinker with the command line. Integration with the upcoming apps.meego.com is all what is needed now. - A light process to allow developers to push apps/features to the DE maintained by themselves and playing by the same rules: open source, MeeGo Core compliance, QA tests, open communication. This way the DE has a potential to become more usable for N900 power users without requiring Nokia to increase the resources currently dedicated. These projects could see the DE as a real MeeGo Handset testing bed, and a proof point in their road to convince the MeeGo project about their inclusion in the official releases. This light process would include the possibility to challenge the current apps chosen, of course. With Makoto's team concentrating on the 3 core uses cases, the usability and the project day to day and a door open to install more apps and have more apps becoming 'pre-installed', this Developer Edition might become the first genuine Handset distro. An exciting project! > Whatever the technology choice would be, this activity will stay open > and yes, you'll find the relevant information on the public wiki [1]. -- Quim _______________________________________________ MeeGo-handset mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-handset
