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2012-02-08
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I don't mean this to be rude, but, you will get better responses if you
1) Try Wikipedia for a generic introduction
2) Ask specific questions, if there's something you don't understand.
3) Use conventional English - w3 d0n't d0 l33tsp34k.
Please take this advice in the constructive spirit in which it is meant. The open source community can be very welcoming, but, we have a concept usually denoted by the letters RTFM. Please research this first...
Last edited by magick777; 2012-02-08 at 16:52. Reason: Include relevant Wikipedia link
1) Try Wikipedia for a generic introduction
2) Ask specific questions, if there's something you don't understand.
3) Use conventional English - w3 d0n't d0 l33tsp34k.
Please take this advice in the constructive spirit in which it is meant. The open source community can be very welcoming, but, we have a concept usually denoted by the letters RTFM. Please research this first...
Last edited by magick777; 2012-02-08 at 16:52. Reason: Include relevant Wikipedia link
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2012-02-08
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This post may be of some help to you...
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2012-02-08
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@vi_
Really didn't know whether to laugh or cry on reading the post you referenced. The thought came to mind: "Who thinks like this and who believes writing like this is comprehensible or acceptable?" (with a level of outrage!). The language isn't even phonetic or using ackowledged acronyms, it's just crazy!
Thanks for bringing it to our attention as to how not to post!
Really didn't know whether to laugh or cry on reading the post you referenced. The thought came to mind: "Who thinks like this and who believes writing like this is comprehensible or acceptable?" (with a level of outrage!). The language isn't even phonetic or using ackowledged acronyms, it's just crazy!
Thanks for bringing it to our attention as to how not to post!
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2012-02-08
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Originally Posted by vi_
Legend for even knowing that post was there!
This post may be of some help to you...
Enjoyed that...
Although if I wrote a post like that I would be looking for a new keyboard!
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2012-02-08
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update 1st post with "felicitous" English
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2012-02-08
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Originally Posted by demolition
Probably this guy.
"Who thinks like this and who believes writing like this is comprehensible or acceptable?"
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2012-02-08
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Right, at least we now have something to talk about, thank you for clarifying. Writing this from an N900, so no links, but the principal benefit in terms of OS or customisability is the fact that the Maemo OS uses Linux, a FOSS operating system, as its core.
In terms of software, that means that millions of man/hours of work previously done on Linux can be ported easily. It also means the OS fundamentally handles multitasking and multiple desktops well, giving much more power to the UI than on (for instance) a S60 phone like the N96. Everyone uses that differently, of course.
The same fundamental truth applies to hacking and customising... such things as undervolting and overclocking weren't written from the ground up for the N900, but are made possible by the fact that it uses a relatively (for a phone) standard architecture - Linux on ARM.
The final thing that makes the difference, IMHO, is an almost unbreakable system to reflash the phone if you mess it up. This has permitted skilled users to play with their phones and develop all the clever (and not so clever) stuff.
In terms of software, that means that millions of man/hours of work previously done on Linux can be ported easily. It also means the OS fundamentally handles multitasking and multiple desktops well, giving much more power to the UI than on (for instance) a S60 phone like the N96. Everyone uses that differently, of course.
The same fundamental truth applies to hacking and customising... such things as undervolting and overclocking weren't written from the ground up for the N900, but are made possible by the fact that it uses a relatively (for a phone) standard architecture - Linux on ARM.
The final thing that makes the difference, IMHO, is an almost unbreakable system to reflash the phone if you mess it up. This has permitted skilled users to play with their phones and develop all the clever (and not so clever) stuff.
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2012-02-08
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Originally Posted by magick777
yeah .....
Right, at least we now have something to talk about, thank you for clarifying. Writing this from an N900, so no links, but the principal benefit in terms of OS or customisability is the fact that the Maemo OS uses Linux, a FOSS operating system, as its core.
In terms of software, that means that millions of man/hours of work previously done on Linux can be ported easily. It also means the OS fundamentally handles multitasking and multiple desktops well, giving much more power to the UI than on (for instance) a S60 phone like the N96. Everyone uses that differently, of course.
The same fundamental truth applies to hacking and customising... such things as undervolting and overclocking weren't written from the ground up for the N900, but are made possible by the fact that it uses a relatively (for a phone) standard architecture - Linux on ARM.
The final thing that makes the difference, IMHO, is an almost unbreakable system to reflash the phone if you mess it up. This has permitted skilled users to play with their phones and develop all the clever (and not so clever) stuff.
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The Fastest Transition.ini file is here !! Along with Smooth transitions !!
Plz help in expanding the harmattan icons pack !!
Can i has thanks ?
So if anyone can contribute some facts about it .. so it will be helpful..
(I'm making a project on n900(maemo5) so i need some facts about it tried it in wikipedia and google but found nothing)
something lyk dis:
I tried my best to search but couldnt find some relating to it so I thought posting here would be appropriate !
(In wiki it shows the specs of n900 i wanted how n900 is better than other phones in terms of OS,hackability / customizability etc.. )
Last edited by G.One; 2012-02-08 at 17:17.