Thread: Extras enabled out-of-the-box on MeeGo-Harmattan device?
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2010-06-13 , 21:56
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Originally Posted by Jaffa View Post
Indeed, thanks for your original efforts and discussing it now. However, I do echo Attila's concerns to an extent - that it's not been seen as a commercial benefit to Nokia and "just" a headache is worrying. We are probably putting words in your mouth there, though.
Well, yes you are.

I'm playing evil's advocate in this Sunday night (in fact Monday here now) as a community member reminding the extra hassle this Extras-enabled-by-default has caused to the community in the form of extra pressure from Nokia. If the posts here reflect the sentiment of the community then this is useful information.

Nokia sees Extras as a benefit more than a worry. This is why it's enabled by default in Maemo 5 (it wasn't before), this is why the MeeGo-Harmattan application manager and security framework know about its existence and this is why we have been pushing the Extras concept (community QA included) to the MeeGo project.

The "just a headache" goes more for the community than for Nokia. I haven't heard anybody at Nokia questioning the current setup, and I will ask about feelings and current situation for MeeGo-Harmattan.

If you think the collateral headaches of being enabled by default are worth considering the benefits then, as said, this is useful information.
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