Thread: Renaming "Maemo 6" to MeeGo / Harmattan
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Originally Posted by Jedibeeftrix View Post
what's the the confusion surrounding the use of harmattan in reference to MeeGo products that has sprung up recently?

various sites seem to be saying that there will be both harmattan and Meego products, i.e. separate and distinct.

what's this about?
Nokia's corporate announcements have said they're "still committed to releasing a MeeGo device this year".

Some people have read this as "releasing a MeeGo [project built RPM running] device". However, as far as we know, this is actually meant as "releasing a MeeGo [API compatible] device this year", aka Harmattan.

Therefore there are those who think:
  1. Harmattan's been scrapped and there'll be a "pure" MeeGo device.
  2. Harmattan's being released and then they'll release the "MeeGo device"
  3. Harmattan's being released, and that's what they meant.

I think anyone with any sense believes #3, and I believe - though haven't checked - there are concrete statements from Quim et al which confirm this.
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