----- Original message ----- > On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 15:19 -0500, Mike Lococo wrote: > > > > >? 1. The RSS reader is no better able to handle a feed with a hundred > > > > >? ? ? entries; my favorite feed falls in this class. > > > > > > > > I don't think the RSS reader will ever be a priority, unfortunately. > > > > It's been tagged (as far as I can tell) as a low-importance "toy" app. > > > >? That, and there are so many other high profile applications like the > > > > browser and they only have so many staff. > > > > > > Then give up the source code it.? It's only a news reader after all, not > > > like there is any innovative software here.? I'm continually > > > disappointed with Nokia in this regard.? They just don't seem to "get > > > it". > > > > I honestly don't understand how people can still conscience themselves > > trotting out the "Nokia doesn't get open code" argument after Microb and > > Modest.? They are the two premiere apps for the platform and Nokia is > > doing exactly what you suggest in opening them up. > > Because it's a crappy little news reader and people are unhappy with it. > It's been said here more than once.? Let the community fix it, that's > what "getting it" means.? Releasing something as open source that was > open source in the first place, doesn't count. Microb and Modest which > use webkit/gecko/etc and Tinymail, were open source right from the get > go. > > Are you guys talking about this? http://repository.maemo.org/pool/maemo4.0/free/source/o/osso-rss-feed-reader/ now you can fix it! Luca
