Designers will always upvote WYSIWYG editors. Hardcore hackers will always defend coding themselves, instead of drag-and-dropping and following wizards. If you try to make a hacker use wizards to design a website, he'll fail, and the opposite also applies.
As long as he's adept as using the tools he's using, then he'll most likely succeed. Personally, I prefer to code the website myself. Why? Because I can see the code completely, and understand what's happening, and what every line means. I can always fix any bug found, because I know where it lies. If I had used some tool to generate it, there'd probably be parts of the code that I wouldn't understand and wouldn't know how to fix.
While the connector is the same, the cable is not (it has some additional requirements to carry 100W), so we'll still need to dump the old microUSB cables we have lying around to get those new ones.
110V/220V is a non issue nowadays. I live in Argentina (where we use 220V), and most chargers are "100-240V". I haven't seen any chargers that don't support both standards in around ten years... except for the Nintendo DS, which seems to be a unique exception to the rule.
I don't get access to any power outlets during the day (since I'm not home most of the day), and at work, I've a laptop and no extra outlets. I've no choice but to charge my phone and tablet through that laptop's USB, no matter how inefficient that is. I can imagine plenty of people in similar situations.
It's funny that as an IT employee and software developer for around 10 years, I've never come across it. Not once. Maybe that's just the corporations you've come across.
A "remote desktop", as you put it, is available for plenty of others mobile OSs already, generally using VNC, though there are some other, less popular, protocols floating around. I've no idea where other OSs stand related to the Cisco-VPN support though, since I tend to stay clear of all proprietary protocols while I can:)
Indeed; the N900 actually descends from the "pocket computer" idea, and they finally added phone functionalities; not the other way round, so it's a pretty complete computer. Hardware keyboard is the real big difference between the two, and will, most likely, be the feature that tips the scales (according to preference).
Let's hope Jolla makes some nice N900 successor!:)
Not really, not *any* high-res phone. He'll definitely need an open OS (open meaning that he can hack it and do whatever he wants, not open-source), and he'll most likely need an ssh client among other things. It's better to look for a phone which has those thing out-of-the-box, rather than trying to force some other model work as something it isn't.
AC is quite right (I came to point out the exact same phone actually). Another great point is the hardware keyboard; it's really a paint to attempt to script or code or use ssh on a touchscreen-keyboard.
The OS is not just a Linux kernel with new stuff strapped on; it's a descendant of Debian GNU/Linux inside, so unless you're a windows user, you won't have any issues hacking from this phone.
I fail to see how those qualify as Qt and/or desktop in any way.
Flex/flash is a dying platform, ill suited for desktop or mobile development. WorldWind is Java, and while I've nothing against java, I don't see how I could integrate that into an existing non-java application, regrettably. Even less so on a mobile app.
I still don't see any map libraries for non-web applications. A few months ago I developed a mobile in QT, and haven't found any library to easily show a map in on screen.
I haven't found one for QT for desktop either, or any of the other common widget libraries. While embeding a browsers works, it's definitely not a tidy solution, nor a pleasant on to program.
Actually, most MS applications tend to have their own Look and Feel (WLM, MS Office, etc), while linux applications tend to integrate quite smoothly, since they all use a few toolkits which can easily be made to look alike.
Even non-MS software for microsoft tends to integrate better with the windows look and feel.
Actually, you get the worst of both worlds. Deleting/moving emails in thunderbird will have unpredictable consecuences in gmail, and you're likely to see the same email in diferent mailboxes (folders in thunderbird, tags in gmail).
You'll see gmail mailboxes as [GMAIL] in thunderbird, and the thunderbird ones in [IMAP], and have plenty more issues.
Something like kickstarter is a must if you want to develop any large games.
If it's a smaller game you can:
* Sell until a certain goal ($10000) is reached and then release the source (having annouced this in advance, of course)
* Accept donations
* Sell in-game stuff. Like items, and extras that don't really affect gameplay, but people still pay for. Like hats!
The GPL requires that redistributors do this, he, as the copyright owner, may distribute as he pleases. The problem would lie when the recipients of his binaries try to redistribute them under the GPL, since they can't get the source.
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Are you telling me that you're a designer and actually code the website yourself?
Designers will always upvote WYSIWYG editors. Hardcore hackers will always defend coding themselves, instead of drag-and-dropping and following wizards.
If you try to make a hacker use wizards to design a website, he'll fail, and the opposite also applies.
As long as he's adept as using the tools he's using, then he'll most likely succeed. Personally, I prefer to code the website myself. Why? Because I can see the code completely, and understand what's happening, and what every line means. I can always fix any bug found, because I know where it lies. If I had used some tool to generate it, there'd probably be parts of the code that I wouldn't understand and wouldn't know how to fix.
While the connector is the same, the cable is not (it has some additional requirements to carry 100W), so we'll still need to dump the old microUSB cables we have lying around to get those new ones.
110V/220V is a non issue nowadays. I live in Argentina (where we use 220V), and most chargers are "100-240V". I haven't seen any chargers that don't support both standards in around ten years... except for the Nintendo DS, which seems to be a unique exception to the rule.
I don't get access to any power outlets during the day (since I'm not home most of the day), and at work, I've a laptop and no extra outlets. I've no choice but to charge my phone and tablet through that laptop's USB, no matter how inefficient that is. I can imagine plenty of people in similar situations.
The connector is standard, the protocol and support for 100W isn't; that's what's new.
How is a 7" tablet an answer to an eReader? Is it also an answer to desktop PCs?
It's funny that as an IT employee and software developer for around 10 years, I've never come across it. Not once.
Maybe that's just the corporations you've come across.
A "remote desktop", as you put it, is available for plenty of others mobile OSs already, generally using VNC, though there are some other, less popular, protocols floating around. :)
I've no idea where other OSs stand related to the Cisco-VPN support though, since I tend to stay clear of all proprietary protocols while I can
Indeed; the N900 actually descends from the "pocket computer" idea, and they finally added phone functionalities; not the other way round, so it's a pretty complete computer. Hardware keyboard is the real big difference between the two, and will, most likely, be the feature that tips the scales (according to preference).
Let's hope Jolla makes some nice N900 successor! :)
Not really, not *any* high-res phone. He'll definitely need an open OS (open meaning that he can hack it and do whatever he wants, not open-source), and he'll most likely need an ssh client among other things. It's better to look for a phone which has those thing out-of-the-box, rather than trying to force some other model work as something it isn't.
AC is quite right (I came to point out the exact same phone actually).
Another great point is the hardware keyboard; it's really a paint to attempt to script or code or use ssh on a touchscreen-keyboard.
The OS is not just a Linux kernel with new stuff strapped on; it's a descendant of Debian GNU/Linux inside, so unless you're a windows user, you won't have any issues hacking from this phone.
I fail to see how those qualify as Qt and/or desktop in any way.
Flex/flash is a dying platform, ill suited for desktop or mobile development.
WorldWind is Java, and while I've nothing against java, I don't see how I could integrate that into an existing non-java application, regrettably. Even less so on a mobile app.
I fail to see how iOS's or Android's SDK qualify as Qt and/or desktop in any way.
I still don't see any map libraries for non-web applications.
A few months ago I developed a mobile in QT, and haven't found any library to easily show a map in on screen.
I haven't found one for QT for desktop either, or any of the other common widget libraries. While embeding a browsers works, it's definitely not a tidy solution, nor a pleasant on to program.
Actually, most MS applications tend to have their own Look and Feel (WLM, MS Office, etc), while linux applications tend to integrate quite smoothly, since they all use a few toolkits which can easily be made to look alike.
Even non-MS software for microsoft tends to integrate better with the windows look and feel.
Actually, you get the worst of both worlds. Deleting/moving emails in thunderbird will have unpredictable consecuences in gmail, and you're likely to see the same email in diferent mailboxes (folders in thunderbird, tags in gmail).
You'll see gmail mailboxes as [GMAIL] in thunderbird, and the thunderbird ones in [IMAP], and have plenty more issues.
It's mandatory to get the pre-built binary.
I'm not against the business model, but let's be clear; you buy the pre-compiled binary; you don't donate.
Something like kickstarter is a must if you want to develop any large games.
If it's a smaller game you can:
* Sell until a certain goal ($10000) is reached and then release the source (having annouced this in advance, of course)
* Accept donations
* Sell in-game stuff. Like items, and extras that don't really affect gameplay, but people still pay for. Like hats!
Compiling is generally as simply as copy-pasting commands from a README file, generally
"./configure && make && make install"
Users who don't need hand-holding and users who can read + copy-paste are generally the same.
You need to source and builds scripts, since you need to include them with the binaries to re-distribute it.
The GPL requires that redistributors do this, he, as the copyright owner, may distribute as he pleases. The problem would lie when the recipients of his binaries try to redistribute them under the GPL, since they can't get the source.
Those more technical users are more likely to know the real value of software, and may therefore, be more inclined to donate anyway.
Most Linux distros don't ships the java applet thingy either.
They may not be selling it, but they are profiting from it.