Extras passes 10 million downloads

The number of software downloads from the maemo.org Extras repository for Maemo 5 has just passed the 10 million mark. Downloads from Maemo 5 Extras have now passed the 10 million mark. Extras is the primary repository for Maemo applications. This represent a significant milestone for community-led software downloads. It should be noted that there are other sources for Maemo application (e.g. Ovi Store) so the total number of software downloads to N900s is significantly higher. It should be noted that this number includes downloads from all three of the Extras repositories (Extras, Testing and Devel), so the average number of downloads per application is lower than the nearly 300 available applications from Extras would suggest. Still, this is a strong indicator of platform activity, and given the relatively small number of N900s shipped (potentially), a signal to developers that Maemo users are just as interested in getting applications as any from the other major mobile device platforms (likely more so).