Updates in red-pill mode

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I can't answer that as I have nothing to do with software releases... thats
a Nokia / Maemo team question.  I think you just need to tread lightly with
Red Pill mode knowing it's an official unofficial (or perhaps unsupported)
method of doing things.

On 9/11/07, Pedro Rodrigues de Almeida <pmrdealmeida at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Jonathan,
>
> Why then should there be patches to some of the OS 2006 files? Do you mean
> that these patches could simply be experimental even though they have a
> version later than the ones installed in the 770?
>
> Does anybody at Nokia releases patches to essential OS 2006 system files
> which can be updated under red-pill mode?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pedro
> ----- Original message -----
> From: Jonathan Greene <atmasphere at atmasphere.net>
> To: Pedro Rodrigues de Almeida <pmrdealmeida at mac.com>
> Cc: Maemo users <maemo-users at maemo.org>
> Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007, 22:27:15 CEST
> Subject: Re: Updates in red-pill mode
> "Welcome to the Matrix"
>
> I don't think Red Pill mode is advised for general use or system updates.
> It's really more of a backdoor.  I've used it to get Python to install in
> the past as it seems to get past the missing library error though I'm not
> sure that's so much of a good thing either.
>
> On 9/11/07, Pedro Rodrigues de Almeida <pmrdealmeida at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have realized that in red-pill mode a series of system patches are
> > available for installing, e.g., patches fr browser controls, opera etc.
> >
> > I have installed some of these patches - not all - and my 770 became
> more
> > unstable ad even crashed to the point of aving to remove the battery to
> be
> > able to reboot it.
> >
> > Opera also got a new look as new, orange scroll bars replaced the old
> > ones.
> >
> > Is it recommended to install the updates in red-pill mode or is this
> > unwise?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pedro
> >
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