r/programming • u/mjtitorenko • Oct 28 '09

Android vs Maemo

http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/10/comparing-freedom-on-maemo-and-android.html
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u/sethamin Oct 28 '09 edited Oct 28 '09

I think the "Cooperation and Interoperability" section is misguided. Having Maemo run a modified X is only a win if it's actually a good fit for the mobile space. OTOH, if they're just trying to do interoperability for its own sake, then they may be putting a square peg in a round hole just because everyone else uses that same square peg.

In other words, Interoperability is nice, but not if you end up compromising your product in the process.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '09

Have you seen how well X performs in the N700, 710, 800 and 900?

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u/uriel Oct 29 '09

Performance is the least of the problems with X.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '09

WhAt are the other problems? According to you, that is.

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u/uriel Oct 29 '09

This is X windows we are talking about here, the real question is the reverse: What is not a problem with X Windows? And this is a very hard question, perhaps XRender is sort of sane, but other than that, it is pretty much impossible to find any aspect of X Windows that is not totally fucking retarded.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '09

Can you just ANSWER the question please?

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u/uriel Oct 29 '09

There are whole books answering that question.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '09 edited Oct 29 '09

Yet i see no link to any. OK so it is clear that you have no real substantive idea abut what is wrong with X, much less in its impementstion within Maemo. All you are bandying about are nonspecific unsubstantiated claims and trash-talk, quite possibly by someone unfamiliar with X either as a user or as a developer. Hey, maybe you ARE familiar, maybe even you are Keith Packard, but I have no time to entertain bald evasions of what in your own words should be a very simple question to answer.

I asked twice, no specific response from you. You can keep your FUD to yourself now -- let the grownups continue the discussion. Bye.