4 Jul
2011
4 Jul
'11
4:48 p.m.
On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Gabriel M. Beddingfield
<gabrbedd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, July 03, 2011 04:40:22 am Thomas Vecchione
wrote:
Actually it isn't FUD because it is true, and isn't meant to spread
fear uncertainty or doubt, just to explain that there is an actual
difference. You are correct in that if you develop for the Meego API,
it shouldn't present to much difference, but it is something that must
be kept in mind in my opinion in case you do find a difference.
Just to clarify, the N9, and N950(The
'developer' device
that most of the existing community really wants over
the n9) isn't running Meego, but instead is running
Maemo Harmattan, which is primarily Maemo, with the
Meego development API implemented on top of it. Could
make a difference in performance and support.
Do we really need to carry this MeeGo/Harmattan FUD outside
of the MeeGo community? Yes, Harmattan is not a purist form
of MeeGo... but the developer differences aren't all that
great. Yes, this is an excellent reason to not get an N9. It
is
the reason why I will not be getting an N9.
It is not a reason to *NOT* develop for MeeGo. Nokia
doesn't own MeeGo and never has. MeeGo is not dead, nor
dying.
You seem to think I was suggesting it was. I was responding directly
to the mailings suggesting the N9 itself, nothing more and nothing
less.
Personally I think there are far better reasons not to get an N9, but
to each there own. I don't have much opinions on Meego itself in
general right now aside from there isn't really a good strong consumer
phone coming out that I know of that is scheduled to use it to my
knowledge, which makes me hesitant to spend to much time developing
for it personally, a shame as I suspect based off my experience with
Maemo that I would like it more. Yes LG supposedly has some in the
workings, but I haven't heard much to make me believe they will be out
anytime soon at the least.
Once again I am not saying don't develop for it, that is a decision up
to each individual developer, just that it should be approached with
caution at this point IMO before to much time is spent on it.
Seablade