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The Kafka-esque Nightmare of Palm App Submission
MBCook writes "Jamie Zawinski, shortly after the release of the Palm Pre, wrote two free software programs for the phone: a Tip Calculator and a port of Dali Clock. In trying to get the apps published to the App Catalog, he has had to sign up to be a developer twice; fax contracts around; been told (apparently incorrectly) that he was not allowed to release free software for the phone; and told he had to give PayPal his checking account number. 'It's been two weeks, and I have received no reply. In the months since this process began, other third-party developers seem to have managed to get their applications into the App Catalog. Apparently these people are better at jumping through ridiculous hoops than I am.'"
You must be new here. He's not "this guy", he's Jamie Zawinski - if you were sufficiently nerdy (this IS news for nerds, after all) you would understand why this is on slashdot. The fact that you're very likely reading this story using a browser other than IE is in part due to his efforts. Have a little respect for your elders. Here's a hint: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Zawinski
Wow. Overuse of the word "wow" much?
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