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If you are programmer in a large company chances are you boss not not even know in what kind of
trouble you get yourself to get the software running. The boss will care about sales and time-to-market.

Suppose you write that great piece of software. Something really keen that might even be useful outside the scope of the your miserable application. If the sales guys don't know how to sell it you will not get rewarded, not by your boss and not by other (the product is a failure and so are you).

Writing open source software can be so much more rewarding. The rewards come in different taste, but they are always welcome. I consider that receiving a bug report already is a great reward. That is only if people know who is responsible for creating and resolving the bug.

I have seen great changes in the last month or so in the way nokia people are handling maemo and communication. I am starting so see names behind the components and I value that very much. For a company this must be hard (what happens when somebody goes away etc). But for the developer it must be a rewarding but pressuring experience. Please keep on the great work and keep popping names, you deserve it!

When I am not in front of my computer I am an outdoor person. I like to hike and climb.

As kids we learn the important question “Why?”. It is the perpetual search for the answer to live, earth and everything. I know two answers to that question and both come from England. The first and obvious ultimate answer was given by Douglas Adams and is 42. This is clearly an answer that is correct only if you live in England and use the English “non-metric” system. Maemo users will like this answer as comes pretty close to reality.

The second answer is buried inside each of us. Why do we do things. George Mallory answered this
question in a way that I have felt while walking back from the store this morning. “`Because it's there.'

I really hope to have some fun with this card. the pack was about 60 Euro. let's hope it works.

P.S.
Actually I know 4 answers the two others come from the USA:
“I'll get back to you” -> The Pragmatic programmer (Andrew Hunt and David Thomas)
“I don't know” -> The Career programmer (Chistopher Duncan) both great books and recommended readings